Which to use
“pede” and “peixe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- #2,341
- “peixe” frequency rank
- 3922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pede | peixe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras |
Where the eye mixes pede and peixe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pede and peixe
A purely visual mix-up. pede (/ˈpe.de/) and peixe (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/) 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 3922, 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/. peixe is at rank #2,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/.
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 3922, this pair ranks #71,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pede vs peixe
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pede": d. Private to "peixe": ix.
"pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pede" and "peixe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pede" vs "peixe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pede" and "peixe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peixe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pede" and "peixe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peixe vs pix". 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 #71,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.