Which to use
“pede” and “pêlo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- #26,526
- “pêlo” frequency rank
- 28107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pede | pêlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | vide pelo |
Where the eye mixes pede and pêlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pede with pêlo
A purely visual mix-up. pede (/ˈpe.de/) and pêlo (/ˈpe.lu/) 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 28107, 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/. pêlo is at rank #26,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.lu/.
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 28107, this pair ranks #40,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pede vs pêlo
Shared letters: p. Private to "pede": de. Private to "pêlo": loê.
"pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pêlo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pede ← epde · pdee · pedde · peed · ppede
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pede" for "pêlo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pede" or "pêlo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pede" and "pêlo" 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 "pêlo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pede" and "pêlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pêlo vs pilão". 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 #40,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.