Which to use
“pera” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 59867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pera | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o fruto da pereira | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Letter map: pera vs puré
Shared letters muted; letters that set pera and puré apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - pera / puré
pera and puré 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 59867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pera is recorded at frequency rank #18,669, classified as anoun. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 59867, this pair ranks #7,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pera vs puré
Shared letters: pr. Private to "pera": ae. Private to "puré": ué.
"pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pera ← epra · pear · perra · ppera · prea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pera" and "puré" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pera" or "puré"?
Useful next steps
Pair "pera" vs "puré" 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 "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pera" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". 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 #7,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.