Which to use
“pico” and “piza” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- #43,087
- “piza” frequency rank
- 49772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pico | piza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cume aguçado | o mesmo que pizza |
Where the eye mixes pico and piza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pico and piza follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pico with piza
A purely visual mix-up. pico (/ˈpi.ku/) and piza (/ˈpi.zɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49772, 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/. 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 49772, this pair ranks #15,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pico vs piza
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pico": co. Private to "piza": az.
"pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "piza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pico" for "piza" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pico" or "piza"?
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 "pico" 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 #15,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pico" 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 #15,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.