Which to use
“pico” and “pie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- #26,145
- “pie” frequency rank
- 32830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pico | pie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cume aguçado | pé |
Where the eye mixes pico and pie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pico vs pie
A purely visual mix-up. pico (/ˈpi.ku/) and pie ([ pje ]) 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 32830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pico is recorded at frequency rank #6,685, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ku/. pie is at rank #26,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ pje ].
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 32830, this pair ranks #34,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pico vs pie
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pico": co. Private to "pie": e.
"pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pico ← ipco · pcio · picco · pioc · ppico
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pico" and "pie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pico" or "pie"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pico" and "pie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pico" and "pie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pie vs pix". 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 #34,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.