Which to use
“picar” is a verb and “piza” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,144
- “picar” frequency rank
- #43,087
- “piza” frequency rank
- 69231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picar | piza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar picadas em | o mesmo que pizza |
Where the eye mixes picar and piza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. picar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against piza's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between picar and piza
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: picar is /pi.ˈkaɾ/ while piza is /ˈpi.zɐ/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
picar is recorded at frequency rank #26,144, classified as averb, pronounced /pi.ˈkaɾ/. piza is at rank #43,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.zɐ/.
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 69231, this pair ranks #4,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of picar vs piza
Shared letters: aip. Private to "picar": cr. Private to "piza": z.
"picar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "piza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "picar" and "piza" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "picar" or "piza" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "picar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picar" and "piza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pix vs piza". 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 #4,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.