Which to use
“perca” is a noun and “pica” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- #7,962
- “pica” frequency rank
- 12464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perca | pica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada | excelente, de grande qualidade |
Letter map: perca vs pica
Shared letters muted; letters that set perca and pica apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - perca and pica
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perca is anoun and picaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perca is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, classified as anoun. pica is at rank #7,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpi.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 12464, this pair ranks #60,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perca vs pica
Shared letters: acp. Private to "perca": er. Private to "pica": i.
"perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pica" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "perca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perca" and "pica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pica vs pix". 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 #60,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.