Which to use
“peça” is a noun and “poxa” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #20,097
- “poxa” frequency rank
- 21416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | poxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | indica surpresa, admiração, irritação |
Letter map: peça vs poxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and poxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - peça and poxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peça is anoun and poxaanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. poxa is at rank #20,097, tagged as anintj.
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 21416, this pair ranks #48,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs poxa
Shared letters: ap. Private to "peça": eç. Private to "poxa": ox.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poxa ← opxa · poax · poxxa · ppoxa · pxoa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peça" and "poxa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peça" or "poxa"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peça" and "poxa".
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "poxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pix vs poxa". 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 #48,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.