Which to use
“picada” and “pitada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- #23,448
- “pitada” frequency rank
- 37655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picada | pitada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | golpe dado com pico | pequena porção de quaisquer substâncias apresentadas em pó |
Where the eye mixes picada and pitada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: picada vs pitada
A purely visual mix-up. picada (/pi.ˈka.dɐ/) and pitada (/pi.ˈta.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 a single letter - c in “picada” becomes t in “pitada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37655, 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/. pitada is at rank #23,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈta.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 37655, this pair ranks #28,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of picada vs pitada
Shared letters: adip. Private to "picada": c. Private to "pitada": t.
"picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pitada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picada" for "pitada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "picada" or "pitada"?
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 "picada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picada" and "pitada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pétala vs pitada". 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 #28,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.