Which to use
“pegada” and “pescada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,583
- “pegada” frequency rank
- #45,991
- “pescada” frequency rank
- 56574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegada | pescada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio que o pé deixa no solo | peixe teleósteo da família dos Gadíneos muito apreciado |
Where the eye mixes pegada and pescada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pegada and pescada
A purely visual mix-up. pegada (/pɛ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) and pescada (/pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/) 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 56574, 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/. pescada is at rank #45,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/.
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 56574, this pair ranks #9,879 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegada vs pescada
Shared letters: adep. Private to "pegada": g. Private to "pescada": cs.
"pegada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegada" and "pescada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pegada" vs "pescada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,879 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegada" and "pescada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". 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 #9,879 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.