Which to use
“perca” is a noun and “persa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- #7,813
- “persa” frequency rank
- 12315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perca | persa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada | da Pérsia antiga |
Letter map: perca vs persa
Shared letters muted; letters that set perca and persa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: perca vs persa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perca is anoun and persaanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “perca” becomes s in “persa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perca is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, 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 12315, this pair ranks #60,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perca vs persa
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "perca": c. Private to "persa": s.
"perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "persa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perca" and "persa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perca" or "persa"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "perca" and "persa".
- Full dictionary entry for "perca" 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 #60,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perca" and "persa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persa 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 #60,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.