Which to use
“pesado” is an adjective and “prelado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,509
- “pesado” frequency rank
- #48,068
- “prelado” frequency rank
- 51577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesado | prelado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pesa muito | título honorífico de dignitário eclesiástico; bispo; abade mitrado |
Where the eye mixes pesado and prelado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pesado and prelado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesado is /pɨ.ˈza.du/ while prelado is /pɾɨ.ˈla.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 51577, 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/. prelado is at rank #48,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾɨ.ˈla.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 51577, this pair ranks #13,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pesado vs prelado
Shared letters: adeop. Private to "pesado": s. Private to "prelado": lr.
"pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prelado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesado" for "prelado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pesado" vs "prelado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prelado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesado" and "prelado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelado 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 #13,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.