Which to use
“peça” and “pera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- 19988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | pera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | o fruto da pereira |
Letter map: peça vs pera
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and pera apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on peça vs pera
peça and pera 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 differ by a single letter - ç in “peça” becomes r in “pera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. pera is at rank #18,669, 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 19988, this pair ranks #50,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs pera
Shared letters: aep. Private to "peça": ç. Private to "pera": r.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pera ← epra · pear · perra · ppera · prea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peça" for "pera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peça" vs "pera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "peça" vs "pera" 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 "pera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "pera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pera vs Pietra". 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 #50,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.