Which to use
“pactado” is a verb and “pecado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,335
- “pactado” frequency rank
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- 22781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pactado | pecado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pactar. | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. |
Where the eye mixes pactado and pecado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pactado and pecado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pactado is [pakˈt̪að̞o] while pecado is [peˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pactado is recorded at frequency rank #18,335, classified as averb, pronounced [pakˈt̪að̞o]. pecado is at rank #4,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈkað̞o].
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 22781, this pair ranks #248,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pactado vs pecado
Shared letters: acdop. Private to "pactado": t. Private to "pecado": e.
"pactado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pactado" and "pecado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pactado" or "pecado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pactado" and "pecado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pactado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pactado" and "pecado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pactado vs pasmado". 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 #248,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.