Which to use
“pêlo” and “pulso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,526
- “pêlo” frequency rank
- #8,944
- “pulso” frequency rank
- 35470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêlo | pulso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide pelo | parte do antebraço junto à mão |
Where the eye mixes pêlo and pulso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pêlo vs pulso
A purely visual mix-up. pêlo (/ˈpe.lu/) and pulso (/ˈpuɫ.su/) 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 35470, 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/. pulso is at rank #8,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpuɫ.su/.
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 35470, this pair ranks #31,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pêlo vs pulso
Shared letters: lop. Private to "pêlo": ê. Private to "pulso": su.
"pêlo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pulso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pulso ← pluso · ppulso · pullso · pulos · pulsso · puslo · uplso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pêlo" and "pulso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pêlo" vs "pulso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pêlo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pêlo" and "pulso" 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 #31,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.