Which to use
“pesado” is an adjective and “prado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,509
- “pesado” frequency rank
- #8,941
- “prado” frequency rank
- 12450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesado | prado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pesa muito | terreno coberto de plantas herbáceas para alimento do gado |
Where the eye mixes pesado and prado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pesado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against prado's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pesado with prado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesado is /pɨ.ˈza.du/ while prado is /ˈpɾa.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesado is recorded at frequency rank #3,509, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɨ.ˈza.du/. prado is at rank #8,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.du/.
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 12450, this pair ranks #60,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pesado vs prado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pesado": es. Private to "prado": r.
"pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesado" and "prado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pesado" or "prado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesado" and "prado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesado" and "prado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prado vs prelado". 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 #60,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.