Which to use
“peido” and “pião” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- 62563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | pião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido |
Letter map: peido vs pião
Shared letters muted; letters that set peido and pião apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. peido runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against pião's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on peido vs pião
peido and pião 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 62563, 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/. pião is at rank #35,727, tagged as anoun.
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 62563, this pair ranks #6,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs pião
Shared letters: iop. Private to "peido": de. Private to "pião": ã.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peido ← epido · pedio · peiod · piedo · ppeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peido" for "pião" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peido" vs "pião" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peido" and "pião".
- Full dictionary entry for "peido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "pião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". 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 #6,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.