Which to use
“permuta” and “peruca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,429
- “permuta” frequency rank
- #17,349
- “peruca” frequency rank
- 42778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permuta | peruca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que permutação | cabeleira postiça |
Where the eye mixes permuta and peruca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permuta with peruca
A purely visual mix-up. permuta (/pɨɾ.ˈmu.tɐ/) 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 42778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permuta is recorded at frequency rank #25,429, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈmu.tɐ/. 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 42778, this pair ranks #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permuta vs peruca
Shared letters: aepru. Private to "permuta": mt. Private to "peruca": c.
"permuta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "peruca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permuta" and "peruca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permuta" vs "peruca" - which ranks higher?
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 "permuta" 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 #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permuta" and "peruca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peralta vs permuta". 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 #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.