Which to use
“peão” and “pião” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- 51150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | pião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido |
Letter map: peão vs pião
Shared letters muted; letters that set peão and pião apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. peão and pião follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: peão and pião
peão and pião 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 differ by a single letter - e in “peão” becomes i in “pião”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51150, 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/. pião is at rank #35,727, 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 51150, this pair ranks #13,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs pião
Shared letters: opã. Private to "peão": e. Private to "pião": i.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "peão" and "pião". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "pião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.