Which to use
“per” is a preposition and “pes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,775
- “per” frequency rank
- #23,445
- “pes” frequency rank
- 29220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | per | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | por | cão |
Letter map: per vs pes
Shared letters muted; letters that set per and pes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - per and pes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: per is apreposition and pesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “per” becomes s in “pes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
per is recorded at frequency rank #5,775, classified as aprep. pes is at rank #23,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 29220, this pair ranks #39,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of per vs pes
Shared letters: ep. Private to "per": r. Private to "pes": s.
"per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "per" and "pes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "per" or "pes" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "per" and "pes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "per" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.