peixevspriceWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“peixe” and “price” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,341
“peixe” frequency rank
#10,425
“price” frequency rank
12766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peixe price
Definition animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras preço

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set peixe and price apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
peixe
5 ch
price

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. peixe (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/) and price (/pɹaɪs/) 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 12766, 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/. price is at rank #10,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.

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 12766, this pair ranks #59,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of peixe vs price

Shared letters: eip. Private to "peixe": x. Private to "price": cr.

"peixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peixeepixe · peiex · peixxe · pexie · piexe · ppeixe
  • pricepirce · pprice · prcie · pricce · priec · prrice · rpice

Frequency comparison

peixe#2,341
price#10,425

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peixe" and "price" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/ versus /pɹaɪs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peixe" or "price"?
"peixe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,341 in our Portuguese list, against #10,425 for "price". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering peixe vs price

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “peixe” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list