Which to use
“pedaço” and “perdão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,013
- “pedaço” frequency rank
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- 7291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedaço | perdão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma parte de qualquer coisa que se dividiu | fim de uma exigência |
Where the eye mixes pedaço and perdão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedaço (CVCVCV) and perdão (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pedaço vs perdão
A purely visual mix-up. pedaço (/pɨ.ˈda.su/) and perdão (/pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) 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 7291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedaço is recorded at frequency rank #4,013, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈda.su/. perdão is at rank #3,278, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
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 7291, this pair ranks #66,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pedaço vs perdão
Shared letters: deop. Private to "pedaço": aç. Private to "perdão": rã.
"pedaço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedaço" for "perdão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pedaço" vs "perdão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pedaço" and "perdão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedaço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedaço" and "perdão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedaço vs pedrão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.