Which to use
“peão” and “pensão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #7,560
- “pensão” frequency rank
- 22983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | pensão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | pagamento mensal, em um determinado prazo, onde uma pessoa paga outra |
Where the eye mixes peão and pensão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pensão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peão vs pensão
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and pensão (/pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 22983, 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/. pensão is at rank #7,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 22983, this pair ranks #46,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs pensão
Shared letters: eopã. Private to "peão": -. Private to "pensão": ns.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pensão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peão" for "pensão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peão" or "pensão" show up more?
What to do next
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 "pensão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "pensão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peão vs pilão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.