Which to use
“peça” and “poço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #5,129
- “poço” frequency rank
- 6448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | poço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água |
Letter map: peça vs poço
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and poço apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: peça and poço
peça and poço 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 6448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. poço is at rank #5,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.su/.
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 6448, this pair ranks #67,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs poço
Shared letters: pç. Private to "peça": ae. Private to "poço": o.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peça" and "poço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peça" vs "poço" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "peça" and "poço". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "poço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poço vs pomo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.