Which to use
“pego” and “preço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- 4157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pego | preço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida |
Letter map: pego vs preço
Shared letters muted; letters that set pego and preço apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: pego and preço
pego and preço 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pego is recorded at frequency rank #3,161, classified as anoun. preço is at rank #996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾe.su/.
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 4157, this pair ranks #70,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pego vs preço
Shared letters: eop. Private to "pego": g. Private to "preço": rç.
"pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pego ← epgo · peggo · peog · pgeo · ppego
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pego" for "preço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pego" vs "preço" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "pego" and "preço". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pego" and "preço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pego vs pomo". 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 #70,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.