pesadavspousadaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pesada is a adjective, pousada is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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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
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pesada and pousada apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
pesada
7 ch
pousada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • pesada ← peasda · pesaad · pesadda · pesdaa · pessada · ppesada · pseada
  • pousada ← opusada · posuada · pouasda · pousaad · pousadda · pousdaa · poussada · ppousada

Frequency comparison

pesada#4,943
pousada#14,678

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pesada" and "pousada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pesada" is an adjective and "pousada" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pesada" or "pousada"?
"pesada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,943 in our Portuguese list, against #14,678 for "pousada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pesada vs pousada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “pesada”; for a noun, it's “pousada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pesada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list