Which to use
“pecar” and “pregar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,725
- “pecar” frequency rank
- #12,748
- “pregar” frequency rank
- 45473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecar | pregar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cometer pecado | fixar ou segurar com pregos |
Letter map: pecar vs pregar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pecar and pregar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pecar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pregar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pecar vs pregar
pecar and pregar 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 45473, 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/. pregar is at rank #12,748, tagged as averb.
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 45473, this pair ranks #19,925 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecar vs pregar
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pecar": c. Private to "pregar": g.
"pecar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pregar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecar" for "pregar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pecar" vs "pregar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pecar" and "pregar".
- Full dictionary entry for "pecar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,925 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecar" and "pregar" 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 #19,925 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.