Which to use
“pecado” and “peido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,926
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- 30762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | peido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transgressão de um preceito religioso | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato |
Where the eye mixes pecado and peido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pecado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against peido's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pecado with peido
A purely visual mix-up. pecado (/pɨ.ˈka.du/) and peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecado is recorded at frequency rank #3,926, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈka.du/. peido is at rank #26,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐj.du/.
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 30762, this pair ranks #37,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs peido
Shared letters: deop. Private to "pecado": ac. Private to "peido": i.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pecado" and "peido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "peido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "peido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peido vs pito". 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 #37,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.