Which to use
“pega” is an adjective and “poxa” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,340
- “pega” frequency rank
- #20,097
- “poxa” frequency rank
- 22437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pega | poxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designativo de cavalo malhado | indica surpresa, admiração, irritação |
Letter map: pega vs poxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set pega and poxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for pega / poxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pega is anadjective and poxaanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22437, 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/. poxa is at rank #20,097, tagged as anintj.
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 22437, this pair ranks #47,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pega vs poxa
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pega": eg. Private to "poxa": ox.
"pega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pega" and "poxa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pega" or "poxa"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "pega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pega" and "poxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pix vs poxa". 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 #47,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.