Which to use
“pesada” is an adjective and “picada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- 19150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | picada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino do adjetivo pesado | golpe dado com pico |
Letter map: pesada vs picada
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesada and picada apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pesada and picada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: pesada vs picada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesada is anadjective and picadaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #4,943, classified as anadj. picada is at rank #14,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.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 19150, this pair ranks #51,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs picada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pesada": es. Private to "picada": ci.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesada" and "picada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pesada" or "picada"?
Useful next steps
Pair "pesada" vs "picada" 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 "picada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "picada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs picada". 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 #51,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.