Which to use
“pêlo” and “prego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,526
- “pêlo” frequency rank
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- 44416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêlo | prego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide pelo | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) |
Where the eye mixes pêlo and prego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pêlo vs prego
A purely visual mix-up. pêlo (/ˈpe.lu/) and prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44416, 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/. prego is at rank #17,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/.
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 44416, this pair ranks #21,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pêlo vs prego
Shared letters: op. Private to "pêlo": lê. Private to "prego": egr.
"pêlo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prego ← pergo · pprego · preggo · preog · prgeo · prrego · rpego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pêlo" and "prego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pêlo" or "prego"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pêlo" and "prego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pêlo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pêlo" and "prego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pêlo vs pilão". 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 #21,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.