peck vs pes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“peck” and “pes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,091
“peck” frequency rank: #23,445
“pes” frequency rank: 54536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	peck	pes
Definition	bicada	cão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set peck and pes apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

peck

3 ch

pes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. peck (/pɛk/) and pes (/ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 54536, 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/. pes is at rank #23,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 54536, this pair ranks #11,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peck vs pes

Shared letters: ep. Private to "peck": ck. Private to "pes": s.

"peck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

peck ← epck · pcek · pecck · peckk · pekc · ppeck

Frequency comparison

peck#31,091

pes#23,445

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peck" and "pes" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/pɛk/ versus /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "peck" or "pes"?

"pes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,445 in our Portuguese list, against #31,091 for "peck". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering peck vs pes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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