Which to use
“pelúcia” and “peruca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,138
- “pelúcia” frequency rank
- #17,349
- “peruca” frequency rank
- 35487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelúcia | peruca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido aveludado, feito de lã, seda ou material sintético, simulando pelos, felpudo de um dos lados | cabeleira postiça |
Where the eye mixes pelúcia and peruca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pelúcia runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against peruca's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pelúcia with peruca
A purely visual mix-up. pelúcia (/pe.ˈlu.sjə/) and peruca (/pɨ.ˈɾu.kɐ/) 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 35487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelúcia is recorded at frequency rank #18,138, classified as anoun, pronounced /pe.ˈlu.sjə/. peruca is at rank #17,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾu.kɐ/.
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 35487, this pair ranks #31,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelúcia vs peruca
Shared letters: acep. Private to "pelúcia": ilú. Private to "peruca": ru.
"pelúcia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "peruca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peruca ← epruca · percua · perruca · peruac · perucca · peurca · pperuca · preuca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pelúcia" and "peruca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pelúcia" vs "peruca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelúcia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peruca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelúcia" and "peruca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelúcia vs penúria". 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 #31,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.