Which to use
“peão” and “pedaço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #4,013
- “pedaço” frequency rank
- 19436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | pedaço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | uma parte de qualquer coisa que se dividiu |
Where the eye mixes peão and pedaço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pedaço's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peão and pedaço
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and pedaço (/pɨ.ˈda.su/) 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 19436, 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/. pedaço is at rank #4,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈda.su/.
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 19436, this pair ranks #51,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs pedaço
Shared letters: eop. Private to "peão": ã. Private to "pedaço": adç.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pedaço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peão" for "pedaço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peão" vs "pedaço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pedaço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "pedaço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peão vs pilão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.