Which to use
“peixe” and “pele” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,341
- “peixe” frequency rank
- #1,654
- “pele” frequency rank
- 3995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peixe | pele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras | tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro |
Where the eye mixes peixe and pele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peixe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against pele's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peixe vs pele
A purely visual mix-up. peixe (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/) and pele (/ˈpɛ.li/) 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 3995, 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/. pele is at rank #1,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛ.li/.
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 3995, this pair ranks #71,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peixe vs pele
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peixe": ix. Private to "pele": l.
"peixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pele" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peixe" and "pele" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "peixe" or "pele" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peixe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peixe" and "pele" 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 #71,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.