Which to use
“peão” and “prego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- 33313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | prego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) |
Where the eye mixes peão and prego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against prego's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peão and prego
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) 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 33313, 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/. prego is at rank #17,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/.
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 33313, this pair ranks #34,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs prego
Shared letters: eop. Private to "peão": ã. Private to "prego": gr.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prego ← pergo · pprego · preggo · preog · prgeo · prrego · rpego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peão" and "prego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peão" vs "prego" - 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 "prego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "prego" 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 #34,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.