Which to use
“peão” and “pecado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #3,926
- “pecado” frequency rank
- 19349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | pecado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | transgressão de um preceito religioso |
Where the eye mixes peão and pecado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pecado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peão and pecado
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and pecado (/pɨ.ˈka.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peão is recorded at frequency rank #15,423, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/. pecado is at rank #3,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈka.du/.
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 19349, this pair ranks #51,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs pecado
Shared letters: eop. Private to "peão": ã. Private to "pecado": acd.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pecado ← epcado · pceado · peacdo · pecaddo · pecaod · peccado · pecdao · ppecado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peão" and "pecado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peão" vs "pecado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "pecado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peão vs pilão". 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 #51,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.