Which to use
“pegada” and “picada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,583
- “pegada” frequency rank
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- 24790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegada | picada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio que o pé deixa no solo | golpe dado com pico |
Where the eye mixes pegada and picada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegada vs picada
A purely visual mix-up. pegada (/pɛ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) and picada (/pi.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24790, 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/. picada is at rank #14,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.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 24790, this pair ranks #44,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegada vs picada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pegada": eg. Private to "picada": ci.
"pegada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegada" and "picada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pegada" vs "picada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegada" and "picada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs picada". 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 #44,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.