Which to use
“pesar” is a noun and “pregar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,088
- “pesar” frequency rank
- #12,748
- “pregar” frequency rank
- 21836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesar | pregar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condolência | fixar ou segurar com pregos |
Letter map: pesar vs pregar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesar and pregar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pesar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pregar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for pesar / pregar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesar is anoun and pregaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesar is recorded at frequency rank #9,088, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/. pregar is at rank #12,748, tagged as averb.
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 21836, this pair ranks #48,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesar vs pregar
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pesar": s. Private to "pregar": g.
"pesar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pregar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesar" and "pregar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pesar" or "pregar"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pesar" and "pregar".
- Full dictionary entry for "pesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesar" and "pregar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piegas vs pregar". 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 #48,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.