Which to use
“pega” is an adjective and “per” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,340
- “pega” frequency rank
- #5,775
- “per” frequency rank
- 8115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pega | per |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designativo de cavalo malhado | por |
Letter map: pega vs per
Shared letters muted; letters that set pega and per apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for pega / per
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pega is anadjective and perapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pega is recorded at frequency rank #2,340, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɛ.gɐ/. per is at rank #5,775, tagged as aprep.
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 8115, this pair ranks #65,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pega vs per
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pega": ag. Private to "per": r.
"pega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "per" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pega ← epga · peag · pegga · pgea · ppega
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pega" and "per" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pega" vs "per" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pega" and "per".
- Full dictionary entry for "pega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "per" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pega" and "per" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "per vs pix". 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 #65,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.