Which to use
“peixe” and “praxe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,341
- “peixe” frequency rank
- #25,097
- “praxe” frequency rank
- 27438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peixe | praxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras | aquilo que habitualmente se faz; costume, prática, rotina |
Where the eye mixes peixe and praxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peixe (CVVCV) and praxe (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between peixe and praxe
A purely visual mix-up. peixe (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/) and praxe (/ˈpɾa.ʃɨ/) 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 27438, 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/. praxe is at rank #25,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.ʃɨ/.
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 27438, this pair ranks #41,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peixe vs praxe
Shared letters: epx. Private to "peixe": i. Private to "praxe": ar.
"peixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "praxe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peixe" for "praxe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peixe" vs "praxe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peixe" and "praxe" 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 "praxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peixe" and "praxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs praxe". 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 #41,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.