Which to use
“peak” and “pego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,150
- “peak” frequency rank
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- 39311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peak | pego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pico | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc |
Letter map: peak vs pego
Shared letters muted; letters that set peak and pego apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. peak (CVVC) and pego (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - peak / pego
peak and pego are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39311, 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/. pego is at rank #3,161, tagged as anoun.
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 39311, this pair ranks #26,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peak vs pego
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peak": ak. Private to "pego": go.
"peak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peak" and "pego" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peak" vs "pego" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "peak" and "pego". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "peak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peak" and "pego" 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 #26,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.