Which to use
“Pedro” is a noun and “perto” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #830
- “Pedro” frequency rank
- #509
- “perto” frequency rank
- 1339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pedro | perto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | a pouca distância |
Where the eye mixes Pedro and perto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Pedro and perto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pedro is /'pe.dɾu/. while perto is /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pedro is recorded at frequency rank #830, classified as anoun, pronounced /'pe.dɾu/.. perto is at rank #509, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/.
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 1339, this pair ranks #74,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pedro vs perto
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "Pedro": d. Private to "perto": t.
"Pedro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pedro" for "perto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Pedro" or "perto" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pedro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pedro" and "perto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perto vs Pluto". 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 #74,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.