Which to use
“pedra” is a noun and “persa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,653
- “pedra” frequency rank
- #7,813
- “persa” frequency rank
- 9466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedra | persa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | corpo duro e compacto que forma as rochas | da Pérsia antiga |
Letter map: pedra vs persa
Shared letters muted; letters that set pedra and persa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - pedra and persa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pedra is anoun and persaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedra is recorded at frequency rank #1,653, classified as anoun. persa is at rank #7,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɛɾ.sə/.
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 9466, this pair ranks #63,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pedra vs persa
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pedra": d. Private to "persa": s.
"pedra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "persa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pedra" and "persa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pedra" vs "persa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "pedra" and "persa". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedra" and "persa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persa vs puerta". 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 #63,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.