Which to use
“pesada” is an adjective and “pestana” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #24,107
- “pestana” frequency rank
- 29050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | pestana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino do adjetivo pesado | pelo que recobre a pálpebra |
Letter map: pesada vs pestana
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesada and pestana apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pesada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pestana's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for pesada / pestana
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesada is anadjective and pestanaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #4,943, classified as anadj. pestana is at rank #24,107, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨʃ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/.
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 29050, this pair ranks #39,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs pestana
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pesada": d. Private to "pestana": nt.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pestana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesada" and "pestana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pesada" or "pestana"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pesada" and "pestana".
- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pestana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "pestana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pestana vs pétala". 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 #39,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.