Which to use
“picada” and “picanha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- #39,798
- “picanha” frequency rank
- 54005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picada | picanha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | golpe dado com pico | o mesmo que engaço, ancinho |
Where the eye mixes picada and picanha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. picada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against picanha's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: picada vs picanha
A purely visual mix-up. picada (/pi.ˈka.dɐ/) and picanha (/pi.ˈkɐ.ɲɐ/) 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 54005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
picada is recorded at frequency rank #14,207, classified as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈka.dɐ/. picanha is at rank #39,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈkɐ.ɲɐ/.
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 54005, this pair ranks #11,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of picada vs picanha
Shared letters: acip. Private to "picada": d. Private to "picanha": hn.
"picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picanha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picada" for "picanha" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "picada" and "picanha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "picada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picanha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picada" and "picanha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picanha vs pitanga". 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 #11,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.