Which to use
“peck” and “poço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,091
- “peck” frequency rank
- #5,129
- “poço” frequency rank
- 36220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peck | poço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bicada | buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água |
Where the eye mixes peck and poço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. peck (CVCC) and poço (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 poço
A purely visual mix-up. peck (/pɛk/) and poço (/ˈpo.su/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36220, 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/. poço is at rank #5,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.su/.
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 36220, this pair ranks #30,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peck vs poço
Shared letters: p. Private to "peck": cek. Private to "poço": oç.
"peck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "poço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peck ← epck · pcek · pecck · peckk · pekc · ppeck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peck" and "poço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peck" vs "poço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "poço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peck" and "poço" 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 #30,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.