Which to use
“pisar” is a verb and “pisco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,125
- “pisar” frequency rank
- #31,500
- “pisco” frequency rank
- 42625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisar | pisco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar os pés sobre | pequeno, fechado, referido aos olhos |
Letter map: pisar vs pisco
Shared letters muted; letters that set pisar and pisco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pisar (CVCVC) and pisco (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: pisar vs pisco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pisar is averb and piscoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisar is recorded at frequency rank #11,125, classified as averb, pronounced /pi.ˈzaɾ/. pisco is at rank #31,500, tagged as anadj.
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 42625, this pair ranks #23,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pisar vs pisco
Shared letters: ips. Private to "pisar": ar. Private to "pisco": co.
"pisar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pisar" for "pisco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pisar" or "pisco" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "pisar" vs "pisco" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisar" and "pisco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pisco". 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 #23,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.