Which to use
“pedrão” and “pera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,177
- “pedrão” frequency rank
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- 59846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedrão | pera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedrão grande | o fruto da pereira |
Letter map: pedrão vs pera
Shared letters muted; letters that set pedrão and pera apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pedrão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against pera's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: pedrão and pera
pedrão and pera are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedrão is recorded at frequency rank #41,177, classified as anoun, pronounced /pe.'dɾoŋ/. pera is at rank #18,669, tagged as anoun.
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 59846, this pair ranks #7,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedrão vs pera
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pedrão": doã. Private to "pera": a.
"pedrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pera ← epra · pear · perra · ppera · prea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pedrão" and "pera" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pedrão" or "pera" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "pedrão" vs "pera" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedrão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedrão" and "pera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedrão vs Petro". 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 #7,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.