peçavspreçoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,319
“peça” frequency rank
#996
“preço” frequency rank
2315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peça preço
Definition cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida

Letter map: peça vs preço

Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and preço apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
peça
5 ch
preço

Spelling & dictionary notes on peça vs preço

peça and preço 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 2315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. preço is at rank #996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾe.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 2315, this pair ranks #73,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of peça vs preço

Shared letters: epç. Private to "peça": a. Private to "preço": or.

"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peça" and "preço" 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 "preço"?
"preço" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #996 in our Portuguese list, against #1,319 for "peça". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "peça" vs "preço" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "preço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peça" and "preço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peça vs piza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,111 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