Which to use
“perca” and “porra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “porra” frequency rank
- 5630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perca | porra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada | nome antigo de uma clava |
Letter map: perca vs porra
Shared letters muted; letters that set perca and porra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on perca vs porra
perca and porra 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 5630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perca is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, classified as anoun. porra is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun.
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 5630, this pair ranks #68,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perca vs porra
Shared letters: apr. Private to "perca": ce. Private to "porra": o.
"perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "perca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perca" and "porra" 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 #68,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.