Which to use
“pie” and “piza” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,145
- “pie” frequency rank
- #43,087
- “piza” frequency rank
- 69232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pie | piza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | o mesmo que pizza |
Where the eye mixes pie and piza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pie vs piza
A purely visual mix-up. pie ([ pje ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pie is recorded at frequency rank #26,145, classified as anoun, pronounced [ pje ]. 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 69232, this pair ranks #4,007 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pie vs piza
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pie": e. Private to "piza": az.
"pie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "piza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- piza ← ipza · piaz · ppiza · pzia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pie" for "piza" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pie" or "piza" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pie" and "piza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pie" 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 #4,007 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pie" 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 #4,007 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.