Which to use
“peito” and “peste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,695
- “peito” frequency rank
- #10,061
- “peste” frequency rank
- 12756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peito | peste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do corpo humano onde ficam as glândulas mamárias, maior no corpo feminino devido ao desenvolvimento das referidas glândulas | epidemia grave |
Where the eye mixes peito and peste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peito (CVVCV) and peste (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: peito vs peste
A purely visual mix-up. peito (/ˈpɐj.tu/) and peste (/ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/) 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 12756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peito is recorded at frequency rank #2,695, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐj.tu/. peste is at rank #10,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/.
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 12756, this pair ranks #59,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peito vs peste
Shared letters: ept. Private to "peito": io. Private to "peste": s.
"peito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "peste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peito" and "peste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peito" vs "peste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peito" and "peste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peito vs Pluto". 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 #59,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.