Which to use
“pecado” and “prado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,926
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #8,941
- “prado” frequency rank
- 12867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | prado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transgressão de um preceito religioso | terreno coberto de plantas herbáceas para alimento do gado |
Where the eye mixes pecado and prado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pecado with prado
A purely visual mix-up. pecado (/pɨ.ˈka.du/) and prado (/ˈpɾa.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 12867, 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/. prado is at rank #8,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.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 12867, this pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs prado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pecado": ce. Private to "prado": r.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pecado" and "prado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "prado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "prado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "prado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prado vs prelado". 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 #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.