Which to use
“pede” and “peido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- 28417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pede | peido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato |
Where the eye mixes pede and peido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pede vs peido
A purely visual mix-up. pede (/ˈpe.de/) and peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) 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 28417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pede is recorded at frequency rank #1,581, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.de/. peido is at rank #26,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐj.du/.
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 28417, this pair ranks #40,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pede vs peido
Shared letters: dep. Private to "pede": -. Private to "peido": io.
"pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pede" for "peido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pede" vs "peido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pede" and "peido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peido vs pito". 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 #40,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.