Which to use
“perigo” and “prego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,902
- “perigo” frequency rank
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- 19792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perigo | prego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma situação de ameaça | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) |
Where the eye mixes perigo and prego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perigo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against prego's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perigo vs prego
A purely visual mix-up. perigo (/pɨ.ˈɾi.ɡu/) and prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) 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 19792, 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/. prego is at rank #17,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/.
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 19792, this pair ranks #50,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perigo vs prego
Shared letters: egopr. Private to "perigo": i. Private to "prego": -.
"perigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perigo" for "prego" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perigo" or "prego"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perigo" and "prego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prego vs proto". 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 #50,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.