Which to use
“peido” and “pêlo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #26,526
- “pêlo” frequency rank
- 53362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | pêlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | vide pelo |
Where the eye mixes peido and pêlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. peido runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against pêlo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peido and pêlo
A purely visual mix-up. peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) and pêlo (/ˈpe.lu/) 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 53362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peido is recorded at frequency rank #26,836, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐj.du/. pêlo is at rank #26,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.lu/.
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 53362, this pair ranks #12,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs pêlo
Shared letters: op. Private to "peido": dei. Private to "pêlo": lê.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pêlo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peido ← epido · pedio · peiod · piedo · ppeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peido" and "pêlo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peido" vs "pêlo" - 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 "peido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pêlo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "pêlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pêlo vs pilão". 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 #12,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.