Which to use
“pera” and “perdão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- 21947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pera | perdão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o fruto da pereira | fim de uma exigência |
Letter map: pera vs perdão
Shared letters muted; letters that set pera and perdão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - pera / perdão
pera and perdão 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pera is recorded at frequency rank #18,669, classified as anoun. perdão is at rank #3,278, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
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 21947, this pair ranks #48,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pera vs perdão
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pera": a. Private to "perdão": doã.
"pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pera ← epra · pear · perra · ppera · prea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pera" and "perdão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pera" or "perdão"?
After this comparison
Pair "pera" vs "perdão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pera" and "perdão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pera vs Pietra". 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 #48,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.