Which to use
“pesada” is an adjective and “pescada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #45,991
- “pescada” frequency rank
- 50934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | pescada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino do adjetivo pesado | peixe teleósteo da família dos Gadíneos muito apreciado |
Letter map: pesada vs pescada
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesada and pescada apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - pesada and pescada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesada is anadjective and pescadaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #4,943, classified as anadj. pescada is at rank #45,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/.
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 50934, this pair ranks #14,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs pescada
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pesada": -. Private to "pescada": c.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesada" and "pescada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pesada" or "pescada"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "pescada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". 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 #14,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.