Which to use
“pes” and “pesar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,445
- “pes” frequency rank
- #9,088
- “pesar” frequency rank
- 32533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pes | pesar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cão | condolência |
Where the eye mixes pes and pesar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pes runs 3 letters (CVC) against pesar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pes and pesar
A purely visual mix-up. pes (/ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?)) and pesar (/pɨ.ˈzaɾ/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “pes” sits inside “pesar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pes is recorded at frequency rank #23,445, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?). pesar is at rank #9,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/.
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 32533, this pair ranks #35,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pes vs pesar
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pes": -. Private to "pesar": ar.
"pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pesar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pesar ← epsar · peasr · pesarr · pessar · ppesar · psear
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pes" for "pesar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pes" vs "pesar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pes" and "pesar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". 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 #35,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.