Which to use
“pegada” is a noun and “pesada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,583
- “pegada” frequency rank
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- 15526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegada | pesada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio que o pé deixa no solo | feminino do adjetivo pesado |
Letter map: pegada vs pesada
Shared letters muted; letters that set pegada and pesada apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for pegada / pesada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pegada is anoun and pesadaanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “pegada” becomes s in “pesada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegada is recorded at frequency rank #10,583, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɛ.ˈɡa.dɐ/. pesada is at rank #4,943, tagged as anadj.
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 15526, this pair ranks #56,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegada vs pesada
Shared letters: adep. Private to "pegada": g. Private to "pesada": s.
"pegada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegada" and "pesada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pegada" vs "pesada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pegada" vs "pesada" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegada" and "pesada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegada vs pétala". 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 #56,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.