peckvspreçoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,091
“peck” frequency rank
#996
“preço” frequency rank
32087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peck preço
Definition bicada custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
peck
5 ch
preço

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. peck (/pɛk/) and preço (/ˈpɾe.su/) 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 32087, 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/. preço is at rank #996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾe.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 32087, this pair ranks #35,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peck vs preço

Shared letters: ep. Private to "peck": ck. Private to "preço": orç.

"peck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peckepck · pcek · pecck · peckk · pekc · ppeck

Frequency comparison

peck#31,091
preço#996

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peck" and "preço" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/pɛk/ versus /ˈpɾe.su/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peck" or "preço"?
"preço" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #996 in our Portuguese list, against #31,091 for "peck". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering peck vs preço

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.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “peck” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list