Which to use
“pes” is a noun and “preso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,445
- “pes” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “preso” frequency rank
- 24465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pes | preso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cão | encarceirado, levado à prisão |
Letter map: pes vs preso
Shared letters muted; letters that set pes and preso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pes runs 3 letters (CVC) against preso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for pes / preso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pes is anoun and presoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24465, 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 ?). preso is at rank #1,020, tagged as anadj.
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 24465, this pair ranks #45,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pes vs preso
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pes": -. Private to "preso": or.
"pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "preso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preso ← perso · ppreso · preos · presso · prreso · prseo · rpeso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pes" and "preso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pes" vs "preso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pes" and "preso".
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pes" and "preso" 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 #45,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.