Which to use
“peão” and “pilão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- 60945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | pilão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | mão do almofariz |
Where the eye mixes peão and pilão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pilão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peão vs pilão
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and pilão (/pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60945, 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/. pilão is at rank #45,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 60945, this pair ranks #7,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs pilão
Shared letters: opã. Private to "peão": e. Private to "pilão": il.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peão" for "pilão" ever safe?
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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 "pilão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "pilão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs platô". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,395 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.