Which to use
“pescada” is a noun and “pescar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,991
- “pescada” frequency rank
- #15,884
- “pescar” frequency rank
- 61875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pescada | pescar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe teleósteo da família dos Gadíneos muito apreciado | apanhar na água (o peixe ou outro animal aquático) |
Where the eye mixes pescada and pescar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pescada vs pescar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pescada is /pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/ while pescar is /pesˈka(ʁ)/ [pesˈka(h)]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pescada is recorded at frequency rank #45,991, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/. pescar is at rank #15,884, tagged as averb, pronounced /pesˈka(ʁ)/ [pesˈka(h)].
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 61875, this pair ranks #6,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pescada vs pescar
Shared letters: aceps. Private to "pescada": d. Private to "pescar": r.
"pescada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pescar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pescada" and "pescar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pescada" or "pescar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pescada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pescada" and "pescar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". 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 #6,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.