Which to use
“pescada” and “picada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,991
- “pescada” frequency rank
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- 60198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pescada | picada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe teleósteo da família dos Gadíneos muito apreciado | golpe dado com pico |
Where the eye mixes pescada and picada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pescada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against picada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pescada with picada
A purely visual mix-up. pescada (/pɨʃ.ˈka.dɐ/) and picada (/pi.ˈka.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60198, 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/. picada is at rank #14,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈka.dɐ/.
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 60198, this pair ranks #7,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pescada vs picada
Shared letters: acdp. Private to "pescada": es. Private to "picada": i.
"pescada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pescada" and "picada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pescada" or "picada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pescada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pescada" and "picada" 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 #7,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.