Which to use
“pesada” is an adjective and “pousada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,943
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #14,678
- “pousada” frequency rank
- 19621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | pousada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino do adjetivo pesado | hotel modesto, em geral com poucos quartos |
Letter map: pesada vs pousada
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesada and pousada apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pesada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pousada's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for pesada / pousada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesada is anadjective and pousadaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #4,943, classified as anadj. pousada is at rank #14,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pow.ˈza.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 19621, this pair ranks #51,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs pousada
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pesada": e. Private to "pousada": ou.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pousada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesada" and "pousada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pesada" vs "pousada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pesada" and "pousada".
- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pousada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "pousada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesada 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 #51,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.