Which to use
“peça” is a noun and “puta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- #1,506
- “puta” frequency rank
- 2825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peça | puta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel | belo, ótimo |
Letter map: peça vs puta
Shared letters muted; letters that set peça and puta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for peça / puta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peça is anoun and putaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peça is recorded at frequency rank #1,319, classified as anoun. puta is at rank #1,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpu.tɐ/.
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 2825, this pair ranks #72,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peça vs puta
Shared letters: ap. Private to "peça": eç. Private to "puta": tu.
"peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "puta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- puta ← pputa · ptua · puat · putta · upta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peça" and "puta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peça" or "puta" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "peça" vs "puta" 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 "puta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peça" and "puta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pluto vs puta". 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 #72,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.