pesado
[peˈsað̞o]
The verdict
“pesado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,736 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,736
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pesa mucho.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pesado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peˈsað̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pesado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pesado is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈsað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,736 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesado, with forms such as "epsado", "peasdo", and "pesaddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "peso", "pesar", "prado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pesado, spelled P-E-S-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que pesa mucho.
- 2Que resulta fastidioso o molesto.
- 3Referido al sueño el que es muy profundo y del que resulta difícil despertar.
- 4Referido a la comida, difícil de digerir.
- 5Muy aburrido.
- 6Que resulta desagradable de tratar.
- 7Programa que ocupa mucho volumen de almacenamiento o página web muy sobrecargada que tarda mucho en acceder.
- 8Dicho de una conexión a Internet, que es muy lenta o tarda demasiado en cargar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsado,peasdo,pesaddo,pesaod,pesdao,pessado,ppesado,pseado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pesado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pesado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-S-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈsað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “peso” - see the side-by-side comparison. pesado vs peso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.