Which to use
“pelado” is an adjective and “pescado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,601
- “pelado” frequency rank
- #27,213
- “pescado” frequency rank
- 44814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelado | pescado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem pelo | peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez) |
Letter map: pelado vs pescado
Shared letters muted; letters that set pelado and pescado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pelado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pescado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pelado and pescado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pelado is anadjective and pescadoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelado is recorded at frequency rank #17,601, classified as anadj, pronounced /pe.ˈla.du/. pescado is at rank #27,213, tagged as anoun.
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 44814, this pair ranks #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelado vs pescado
Shared letters: adeop. Private to "pelado": l. Private to "pescado": cs.
"pelado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pelado" for "pescado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pelado" vs "pescado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "pelado" vs "pescado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelado" and "pescado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". 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 #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.