Which to use
“peça” and “poça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- 30412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | poça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água |
Letter map: peça vs poça
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and poça apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - peça / poça
peça and poça 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 - e in “peça” becomes o in “poça”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. poça is at rank #29,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.sɐ/.
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 30412, this pair ranks #37,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs poça
Shared letters: apç. Private to "peça": e. Private to "poça": o.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peça" for "poça" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peça" or "poça" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peça" and "poça".
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "poça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs poça". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.