Which to use
“peak” and “peão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,150
- “peak” frequency rank
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- 51573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peak | peão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pico | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil |
Where the eye mixes peak and peão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. peak (CVVC) and peão (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: peak vs peão
A purely visual mix-up. peak (/pi:k/) and peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peak is recorded at frequency rank #36,150, classified as anoun, pronounced /pi:k/. peão is at rank #15,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51573, this pair ranks #13,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peak vs peão
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peak": ak. Private to "peão": oã.
"peak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peak ← epak · paek · peakk · peka · ppeak
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peak" and "peão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peak" or "peão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peak" and "peão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peach vs peak". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #13,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.