Which to use
“perca” and “peruca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- #17,349
- “peruca” frequency rank
- 21851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perca | peruca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada | cabeleira postiça |
Letter map: perca vs peruca
Shared letters muted; letters that set perca and peruca apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on perca vs peruca
perca and peruca 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perca is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, classified as anoun. peruca is at rank #17,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾu.kɐ/.
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 21851, this pair ranks #48,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perca vs peruca
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "perca": -. Private to "peruca": u.
"perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "peruca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perca" for "peruca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perca" vs "peruca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "perca" vs "peruca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "perca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peruca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perca" and "peruca" 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 #48,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.