Which to use
“pera” is a noun and “persa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- #7,813
- “persa” frequency rank
- 26482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pera | persa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o fruto da pereira | da Pérsia antiga |
Letter map: pera vs persa
Shared letters muted; letters that set pera and persa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against persa's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pera and persa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pera is anoun and persaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pera is recorded at frequency rank #18,669, classified as anoun. persa is at rank #7,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɛɾ.sə/.
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 26482, this pair ranks #42,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pera vs persa
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pera": -. Private to "persa": s.
"pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "persa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pera" and "persa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pera" vs "persa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "pera" vs "persa" 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 "persa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pera" and "persa" 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 #42,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.