Which to use
“peck” and “pico” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,091
- “peck” frequency rank
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- 37776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peck | pico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bicada | cume aguçado |
Where the eye mixes peck and pico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. peck (CVCC) and pico (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses peck with pico
A purely visual mix-up. peck (/pɛk/) and pico (/ˈpi.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37776, 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/. pico is at rank #6,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ku/.
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 37776, this pair ranks #28,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peck vs pico
Shared letters: cp. Private to "peck": ek. Private to "pico": io.
"peck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peck" for "pico" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peck" vs "pico" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peck" and "pico" 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 #28,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.