Which to use
“pecar” and “pegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,725
- “pecar” frequency rank
- #744
- “pegar” frequency rank
- 33469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecar | pegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cometer pecado | fazer aderir |
Where the eye mixes pecar and pegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pecar with pegar
A purely visual mix-up. pecar (/pɨ.ˈkaɾ/) and pegar (/pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 a single letter - c in “pecar” becomes g in “pegar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecar is recorded at frequency rank #32,725, classified as averb, pronounced /pɨ.ˈkaɾ/. pegar is at rank #744, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 33469, this pair ranks #34,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecar vs pegar
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pecar": c. Private to "pegar": g.
"pecar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pegar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pecar" and "pegar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pecar" vs "pegar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pecar" and "pegar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecar" and "pegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacas vs pecar". 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 #34,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.