Which to use
“pede” is a noun and “podre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- #9,388
- “podre” frequency rank
- 10969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pede | podre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | que está em decomposição |
Where the eye mixes pede and podre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pede vs podre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pede is /ˈpe.de/ while podre is /ˈpo.dɾɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10969, 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/. podre is at rank #9,388, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpo.dɾɨ/.
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 10969, this pair ranks #61,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pede vs podre
Shared letters: dep. Private to "pede": -. Private to "podre": or.
"pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "podre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pede" and "podre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pede" or "podre" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "podre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pede" and "podre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "podre vs puré". 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 #61,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.