peçavspesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“peça” and “pes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,319
“peça” frequency rank
#23,445
“pes” frequency rank
24764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peça pes
Definition cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel cão

Letter map: peça vs pes

Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and pes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
peça
3 ch
pes

Spelling & dictionary notes on peça vs pes

peça and pes 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. pes is at rank #23,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 24764, this pair ranks #44,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peça vs pes

Shared letters: ep. Private to "peça": . Private to "pes": s.

"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peça" and "pes" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "peça" or "pes"?
"peça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,319 in our Portuguese list, against #23,445 for "pes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peça" and "pes".

  • Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peça" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #44,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list