Which to use
“peça” and “pede” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- 2900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | pede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | pé |
Letter map: peça vs pede
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and pede apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: peça and pede
peça and pede 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. pede is at rank #1,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.de/.
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 2900, this pair ranks #72,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs pede
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peça": aç. Private to "pede": d.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pede ← epde · pdee · pedde · peed · ppede
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peça" and "pede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peça" vs "pede" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "peça" vs "pede" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "pede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pede". 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 #72,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.