Which to use
“pedreiro” and “pereira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,356
- “pedreiro” frequency rank
- #2,285
- “pereira” frequency rank
- 15641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedreiro | pereira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | operário que trabalha em obras com pedras e cal | nome de plantas arbóreas do gênero Pyrus da família das Rosáceas, cujos frutos são as peras |
Where the eye mixes pedreiro and pereira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pedreiro runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against pereira's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pedreiro and pereira
A purely visual mix-up. pedreiro (/pɨ.ˈdɾɐj.ɾu/) and pereira (/pe.ˈɾej.ɾɐ/, /pe.ˈɾe.ɾɐ/) 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 15641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedreiro is recorded at frequency rank #13,356, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈdɾɐj.ɾu/. pereira is at rank #2,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pe.ˈɾej.ɾɐ/, /pe.ˈɾe.ɾɐ/.
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 15641, this pair ranks #56,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pedreiro vs pereira
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "pedreiro": do. Private to "pereira": a.
"pedreiro" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "pereira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedreiro" for "pereira" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pedreiro" and "pereira" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedreiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pereira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedreiro" and "pereira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedreiro vs pedreiros". 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 #56,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.