Which to use
“peido” and “pride” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,836
- “peido” frequency rank
- #24,125
- “pride” frequency rank
- 50961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peido | pride |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato | orgulho |
Where the eye mixes peido and pride
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peido (CVVCV) and pride (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: peido vs pride
A purely visual mix-up. peido (/ˈpɐj.du/) and pride (/ˈpɹaɪd/) 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 50961, 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/. pride is at rank #24,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪd/.
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 50961, this pair ranks #14,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peido vs pride
Shared letters: deip. Private to "peido": o. Private to "pride": r.
"peido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pride" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "peido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pride" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peido" and "pride" 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 #14,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.