peçavspizaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,319
“peça” frequency rank
#43,087
“piza” frequency rank
44406
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peça piza
Definition cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel o mesmo que pizza

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set peça and piza apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
peça
4 ch
piza

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

peça and piza 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 44406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. piza is at rank #43,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.zɐ/.

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 44406, this pair ranks #21,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peça vs piza

Shared letters: ap. Private to "peça": . Private to "piza": iz.

"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "piza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pizaipza · piaz · ppiza · pzia

Frequency comparison

peça#1,319
piza#43,087

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peça" and "piza" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, 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 "piza"?
"peça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,319 in our Portuguese list, against #43,087 for "piza". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering peça vs piza

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “peça” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list