Which to use
“pecado” and “pescado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,926
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #27,213
- “pescado” frequency rank
- 31139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | pescado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transgressão de um preceito religioso | peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez) |
Letter map: pecado vs pescado
Shared letters muted; letters that set pecado and pescado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pecado vs pescado
pecado and pescado 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 31139, 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/. pescado is at rank #27,213, tagged as anoun.
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 31139, this pair ranks #37,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs pescado
Shared letters: acdeop. Private to "pecado": -. Private to "pescado": s.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pecado" and "pescado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "pescado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pecado" and "pescado".
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "pescado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". 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 #37,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.