Which to use
“pico” and “poço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- #5,129
- “poço” frequency rank
- 11814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pico | poço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cume aguçado | buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água |
Where the eye mixes pico and poço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pico vs poço
A purely visual mix-up. pico (/ˈpi.ku/) and poço (/ˈpo.su/) 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 11814, 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/. poço is at rank #5,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.su/.
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 11814, this pair ranks #60,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pico vs poço
Shared letters: op. Private to "pico": ci. Private to "poço": ç.
"pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pico ← ipco · pcio · picco · pioc · ppico
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pico" and "poço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pico" vs "poço" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pico" and "poço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pico 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 #60,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.