Which to use
“peão” and “puxão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “peão” frequency rank
- #39,818
- “puxão” frequency rank
- 55241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peão | puxão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil | puxada forte e repentina |
Where the eye mixes peão and puxão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against puxão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peão vs puxão
A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and puxão (/pu.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/) 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 55241, 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/. puxão is at rank #39,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/.
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 55241, this pair ranks #10,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peão vs puxão
Shared letters: opã. Private to "peão": e. Private to "puxão": ux.
"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "puxão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peão" and "puxão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peão" or "puxão"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peão" and "puxão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puxão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peão" and "puxão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs puxão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.