Which to use
“pad” and “pez” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,908
- “pad” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “pez” frequency rank
- 36936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pad | pez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Periférico táctil presente en las notebooks y otros dispositivos portátiles que permite el movimiento de un cursor sobre una interfaz gráfica; funciona como alternativa al mouse. | Cualquiera de unas 30 000 especies de animales vertebrados, caracterizados por ser los únicos adaptados a respirar agua durante todo su ciclo vital. Forman un grupo sin rigor taxonómico que comprende varios grupos evolutivos diferentes, que sólo tienen en común su adaptación al medio acuático. |
Where the eye mixes pad and pez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between pad and pez
A purely visual mix-up. pad ([ˈpað̞]) and pez ([ˈpes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pad is recorded at frequency rank #31,908, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpað̞]. pez is at rank #5,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpes].
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 36936, this pair ranks #177,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pad vs pez
Shared letters: p. Private to "pad": ad. Private to "pez": ez.
"pad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pad" and "pez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pad" vs "pez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pad" and "pez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pad" and "pez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pad vs PRC". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.