Which to use
“perigo” and “período” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,902
- “perigo” frequency rank
- #540
- “período” frequency rank
- 2442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perigo | período |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma situação de ameaça | intervalo de tempo decorrido entre dois momentos, acontecimentos ou datas |
Where the eye mixes perigo and período
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perigo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against período's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perigo vs período
A purely visual mix-up. perigo (/pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/) and período ([p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu])) 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 2442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perigo is recorded at frequency rank #1,902, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/. período is at rank #540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu]).
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 2442, this pair ranks #72,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perigo vs período
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "perigo": gi. Private to "período": dí.
"perigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "período" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perigo ← eprigo · peirgo · pergio · periggo · periog · perrigo · pperigo · preigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perigo" and "período" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perigo" or "período"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perigo" and "período" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "período" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perigo" and "período" 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 #72,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.