Which to use
“pico” is a noun and “pisco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- #31,500
- “pisco” frequency rank
- 38185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pico | pisco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cume aguçado | pequeno, fechado, referido aos olhos |
Letter map: pico vs pisco
Shared letters muted; letters that set pico and pisco apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pico runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pisco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pico and pisco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pico is anoun and piscoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38185, 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/. pisco is at rank #31,500, tagged as anadj.
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 38185, this pair ranks #28,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pico vs pisco
Shared letters: ciop. Private to "pico": -. Private to "pisco": s.
"pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pico" for "pisco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pico" or "pisco"?
What to do next
Pair "pico" vs "pisco" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pico" and "pisco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pisco". 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 #28,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.