Which to use
“pesada” is an adjective and “pescado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #27,213
- “pescado” frequency rank
- 32156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | pescado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino do adjetivo pesado | peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez) |
Letter map: pesada vs pescado
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesada and pescado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for pesada / pescado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesada is anadjective and pescadoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #4,943, classified as anadj. pescado is at rank #27,213, tagged as anoun.
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 32156, this pair ranks #35,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs pescado
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pesada": -. Private to "pescado": co.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesada" for "pescado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pesada" or "pescado"?
What to do next
Pair "pesada" vs "pescado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "pescado" 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 #35,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.