Which to use
“peido” and “piso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #5,780
- “piso” frequency rank
- 32616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | piso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | modo de pisar ou andar |
Where the eye mixes peido and piso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peido vs piso
A purely visual mix-up. peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) and piso (/ˈpi.zu/) 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 32616, 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/. piso is at rank #5,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.zu/.
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 32616, this pair ranks #35,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs piso
Shared letters: iop. Private to "peido": de. Private to "piso": s.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "piso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peido" for "piso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peido" vs "piso" - 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 "piso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "piso" 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 #35,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.