Which to use
“peça” and “pego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- 4480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | pego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc |
Letter map: peça vs pego
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and pego apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on peça vs pego
peça and pego 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 4480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. pego is at rank #3,161, 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 4480, this pair ranks #70,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs pego
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peça": aç. Private to "pego": go.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pego ← epgo · peggo · peog · pgeo · ppego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peça" and "pego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peça" or "pego" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peça" and "pego".
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "pego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pego vs pomo". 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 #70,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.