Which to use
“pede” and “pente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- #16,363
- “pente” frequency rank
- 17944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pede | pente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | objeto usado para pentear o cabelo |
Where the eye mixes pede and pente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pede vs pente
A purely visual mix-up. pede (/ˈpe.de/) and pente (/ˈpẽ.tɨ/) 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 17944, 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/. pente is at rank #16,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpẽ.tɨ/.
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 17944, this pair ranks #53,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pede vs pente
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pede": d. Private to "pente": nt.
"pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pede" and "pente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pede" vs "pente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pede" and "pente" 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 "pente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pede" and "pente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedinte vs pente". 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 #53,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.