Which to use
“pele” is a noun and “per” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,654
- “pele” frequency rank
- #5,775
- “per” frequency rank
- 7429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pele | per |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro | por |
Letter map: pele vs per
Shared letters muted; letters that set pele and per apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for pele / per
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pele is anoun and perapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pele is recorded at frequency rank #1,654, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛ.li/. per is at rank #5,775, tagged as aprep.
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 7429, this pair ranks #66,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pele vs per
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pele": l. Private to "per": r.
"pele" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "per" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pele ← eple · peel · pelle · plee · ppele
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pele" and "per" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pele" vs "per" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pele" and "per".
- Full dictionary entry for "pele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "per" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pele" and "per" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "per 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 #66,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.