Which to use
“pesado” and “prestado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,509
- “pesado” frequency rank
- #16,845
- “prestado” frequency rank
- 20354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesado | prestado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pesa muito | que se prestou |
Letter map: pesado vs prestado
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesado and prestado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. pesado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against prestado's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pesado / prestado
pesado and prestado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20354, 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/. prestado is at rank #16,845, tagged as anadj.
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 20354, this pair ranks #50,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesado vs prestado
Shared letters: adeops. Private to "pesado": -. Private to "prestado": rt.
"pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prestado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesado" for "prestado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pesado" vs "prestado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "pesado" vs "prestado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prestado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesado" and "prestado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prelado vs prestado". 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 #50,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.