Which to use
“pego” and “perigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- #1,902
- “perigo” frequency rank
- 5063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pego | perigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc | uma situação de ameaça |
Letter map: pego vs perigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set pego and perigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against perigo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pego / perigo
pego and perigo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pego is recorded at frequency rank #3,161, classified as anoun. perigo is at rank #1,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/.
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 5063, this pair ranks #69,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pego vs perigo
Shared letters: egop. Private to "pego": -. Private to "perigo": ir.
"pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "perigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pego" and "perigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pego" vs "perigo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "pego" and "perigo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pego" and "perigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perigo vs périplo". 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 #69,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.