Which to use
“peck” and “pego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,091
- “peck” frequency rank
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- 34252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peck | pego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bicada | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc |
Letter map: peck vs pego
Shared letters muted; letters that set peck and pego apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. peck (CVCC) and pego (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - peck / pego
peck and pego 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peck is recorded at frequency rank #31,091, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɛk/. pego is at rank #3,161, 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 34252, this pair ranks #33,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peck vs pego
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peck": ck. Private to "pego": go.
"peck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peck" and "pego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peck" or "pego"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "peck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peck" and "pego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peach vs peck". 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 #33,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.