Which to use
“peça” is a noun and “per” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #5,775
- “per” frequency rank
- 7094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | per |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | por |
Letter map: peça vs per
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and per apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for peça / per
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peça is anoun and perapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. per is at rank #5,775, tagged as aprep.
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 7094, this pair ranks #67,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs per
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peça": aç. Private to "per": r.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "per" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peça" for "per" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peça" or "per" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peça" and "per".
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "per" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "per" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "per vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.