Which to use
“peido” and “prado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #8,941
- “prado” frequency rank
- 35777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | prado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | terreno coberto de plantas herbáceas para alimento do gado |
Where the eye mixes peido and prado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peido (CVVCV) and prado (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses peido with prado
A purely visual mix-up. peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) and prado (/ˈpɾa.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35777, 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/. prado is at rank #8,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.du/.
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 35777, this pair ranks #31,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs prado
Shared letters: dop. Private to "peido": ei. Private to "prado": ar.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peido" for "prado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peido" vs "prado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "prado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "prado" 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 #31,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.