Which to use
“penha” and “perca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,960
- “penha” frequency rank
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- 12462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | penha | perca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rocha, pedra grande na superfície da terra ou do mar | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada |
Letter map: penha vs perca
Shared letters muted; letters that set penha and perca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - penha / perca
penha and perca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
penha is recorded at frequency rank #7,960, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐj.ɲɐ/. perca is at rank #4,502, tagged as anoun.
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 12462, this pair ranks #60,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of penha vs perca
Shared letters: aep. Private to "penha": hn. Private to "perca": cr.
"penha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "penha" vs "perca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "penha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "penha" and "perca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "penha vs penhor". 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 #60,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.