Which to use
“perca” and “perda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- #1,548
- “perda” frequency rank
- 6050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perca | perda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada | ato de perder |
Letter map: perca vs perda
Shared letters muted; letters that set perca and perda apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - perca / perda
perca and perda 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 a single letter - c in “perca” becomes d in “perda”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perca is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, classified as anoun. perda is at rank #1,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɾ.dɐ/.
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 6050, this pair ranks #68,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perca vs perda
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "perca": c. Private to "perda": d.
"perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perca" and "perda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perca" vs "perda" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "perca" and "perda".
- Full dictionary entry for "perca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perca" and "perda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perca vs puerta". 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 #68,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.