Which to use
“pie” and “price” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,145
- “pie” frequency rank
- #10,425
- “price” frequency rank
- 36570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pie | price |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pé | preço |
Where the eye mixes pie and price
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pie and price
A purely visual mix-up. pie ([ pje ]) and price (/pɹaɪs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36570, 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 ]. price is at rank #10,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.
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 36570, this pair ranks #30,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pie vs price
Shared letters: eip. Private to "pie": -. Private to "price": cr.
"pie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- price ← pirce · pprice · prcie · pricce · priec · prrice · rpice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pie" for "price" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pie" or "price" show up more?
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 "pie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "price" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pie" and "price" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pie 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 #30,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.