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 eye mixes peck and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. peck runs 4 letters (CVCC) against pes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peck and pes
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peck" and "pes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peck" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peck" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peck" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". 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 #11,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.