Which to use
“peido” and “período” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #540
- “período” frequency rank
- 27376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | período |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | intervalo de tempo decorrido entre dois momentos, acontecimentos ou datas |
Where the eye mixes peido and período
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peido runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against período's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peido with período
A purely visual mix-up. peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) and período ([p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu])) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27376, 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/. período is at rank #540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu]).
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 27376, this pair ranks #41,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs período
Shared letters: deop. Private to "peido": i. Private to "período": rí.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "período" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peido ← epido · pedio · peiod · piedo · ppeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peido" and "período" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peido" vs "período" - 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 "peido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "período" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "período" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peido vs pito". 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 #41,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.