pêlo vs per, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“pêlo” is a noun and “per” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,526
“pêlo” frequency rank: #5,775
“per” frequency rank: 32301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	pêlo	per
Definition	vide pelo	por

Letter map: pêlo vs per

Shared letters muted; letters that set pêlo and per apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

4 ch

pêlo

3 ch

per

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pêlo is anoun and perapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pêlo is recorded at frequency rank #26,526, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.lu/. 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 32301, this pair ranks #35,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pêlo vs per

Shared letters: p. Private to "pêlo": loê. Private to "per": er.

"pêlo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "per" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pêlo" and "per" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pêlo" is a noun and "per" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "pêlo" or "per"?

"per" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,775 in our Portuguese list, against #26,526 for "pêlo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "pêlo" and "per". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "pêlo" 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 #35,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"pêlo" and "per" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pêlo vs pilão". Nearby pair

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