Which to use
“peak” and “play” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,150
- “peak” frequency rank
- #3,929
- “play” frequency rank
- 40079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peak | play |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pico | botão que aciona a reprodução de mídia |
Letter map: peak vs play
Shared letters muted; letters that set peak and play apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - peak / play
peak and play 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 40079, 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/. play is at rank #3,929, 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 40079, this pair ranks #26,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peak vs play
Shared letters: ap. Private to "peak": ek. Private to "play": ly.
"peak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "play" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peak" and "play" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peak" or "play" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "peak" vs "play" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "peak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "play" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peak" and "play" 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 #26,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.