Which to use
“peixe” and “Peixes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,341
- “peixe” frequency rank
- #2,744
- “Peixes” frequency rank
- 5085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peixe | Peixes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras | décimo segundo e último signo do Zodíaco |
Where the eye mixes peixe and Peixes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. peixe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Peixes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peixe and Peixes
A purely visual mix-up. peixe (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/) and Peixes (/ˈpɐjʃiʃ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “peixe” sits inside “Peixes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peixe is recorded at frequency rank #2,341, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/. Peixes is at rank #2,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐjʃiʃ/.
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 5085, this pair ranks #69,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peixe vs Peixes
Shared letters: eipx. Private to "peixe": -. Private to "Peixes": s.
"peixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Peixes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peixe" for "Peixes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peixe" or "Peixes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "peixe" and "Peixes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peixe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Peixes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peixe" and "Peixes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peixe 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 #69,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.