Which to use
“perigo” and “périplo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,902
- “perigo” frequency rank
- #48,079
- “périplo” frequency rank
- 49981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perigo | périplo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma situação de ameaça | viagem em que se retorna ao ponto de origem |
Where the eye mixes perigo and périplo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perigo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against périplo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perigo and périplo
A purely visual mix-up. perigo (/pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/) and périplo (/ˈpɛ.ɾi.plu/) 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 49981, 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/. périplo is at rank #48,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛ.ɾi.plu/.
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 49981, this pair ranks #14,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perigo vs périplo
Shared letters: iopr. Private to "perigo": eg. Private to "périplo": lé.
"perigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "périplo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perigo ← eprigo · peirgo · pergio · periggo · periog · perrigo · pperigo · preigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perigo" and "périplo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perigo" vs "périplo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perigo" and "périplo" 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 "périplo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perigo" and "périplo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "período 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 #14,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.