Which to use
“pesar” is a noun and “prestar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,088
- “pesar” frequency rank
- #3,793
- “prestar” frequency rank
- 12881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesar | prestar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condolência | dedicar; dar com profunda afeição |
Letter map: pesar vs prestar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pesar and prestar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pesar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against prestar's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: pesar vs prestar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pesar is anoun and prestaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12881, 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/. prestar is at rank #3,793, 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 12881, this pair ranks #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pesar vs prestar
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "pesar": -. Private to "prestar": t.
"pesar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "prestar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesar" and "prestar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pesar" or "prestar"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "pesar" and "prestar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prestar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesar" and "prestar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pesar". 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 #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.