Which to use
“perdão” and “perigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- #1,902
- “perigo” frequency rank
- 5180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdão | perigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fim de uma exigência | uma situação de ameaça |
Where the eye mixes perdão and perigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perdão (CVCCVV) and perigo (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between perdão and perigo
A purely visual mix-up. perdão (/pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) and perigo (/pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdão is recorded at frequency rank #3,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. perigo is at rank #1,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/.
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 5180, this pair ranks #69,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdão vs perigo
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "perdão": dã. Private to "perigo": gi.
"perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perigo ← eprigo · peirgo · pergio · periggo · periog · perrigo · pperigo · preigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdão" for "perigo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perdão" or "perigo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdão" and "perigo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdão" and "perigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perigo vs périplo". 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 #69,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.