Which to use
“pico” and “preço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- 7681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pico | preço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cume aguçado | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida |
Where the eye mixes pico and preço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pico and preço
A purely visual mix-up. pico (/ˈpi.ku/) and preço (/ˈpɾe.su/) 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 7681, 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/. preço is at rank #996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾe.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 7681, this pair ranks #66,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pico vs preço
Shared letters: op. Private to "pico": ci. Private to "preço": erç.
"pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pico ← ipco · pcio · picco · pioc · ppico
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pico" and "preço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pico" vs "preço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "preço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pico" and "preço" 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 #66,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.