Which to use
“pes” is a noun and “pois” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,445
- “pes” frequency rank
- #251
- “pois” frequency rank
- 23696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pes | pois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cão | logo, pelo que, portanto, por consequência, por conseguinte: |
Where the eye mixes pes and pois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pes vs pois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pes is /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?) while pois is /ˈpojʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23696, 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 ?). pois is at rank #251, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ˈpojʃ/.
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 23696, this pair ranks #46,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pes vs pois
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pes": e. Private to "pois": io.
"pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pois ← opis · pios · poiss · posi · ppois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pes" for "pois" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pes" or "pois"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pes" and "pois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pes" and "pois" 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 #46,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.