Which to use
“perícia” and “peruca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,125
- “perícia” frequency rank
- #17,349
- “peruca” frequency rank
- 29474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perícia | peruca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | habilidade, arte, engenho, execução correta por meio de conhecimento | cabeleira postiça |
Where the eye mixes perícia and peruca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perícia runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against peruca's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perícia and peruca
A purely visual mix-up. perícia (/pɨ.ˈɾi.sjɐ/) and peruca (/pɨ.ˈɾu.kɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perícia is recorded at frequency rank #12,125, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾi.sjɐ/. 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 29474, this pair ranks #39,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perícia vs peruca
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "perícia": ií. Private to "peruca": u.
"perícia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "peruca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peruca ← epruca · percua · perruca · peruac · perucca · peurca · pperuca · preuca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perícia" and "peruca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "perícia" or "peruca" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perícia" 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 #39,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perícia" and "peruca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permuta vs peruca". 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 #39,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.