Which to use
“padecía” and “padecido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,951
- “padecía” frequency rank
- #33,260
- “padecido” frequency rank
- 60211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padecía | padecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de padecer. | Participio de padecer. |
Where the eye mixes padecía and padecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. padecía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against padecido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses padecía with padecido
A purely visual mix-up. padecía ([pað̞eˈsia]) and padecido ([pað̞eˈsið̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padecía is recorded at frequency rank #26,951, classified as averb, pronounced [pað̞eˈsia]. padecido is at rank #33,260, tagged as averb, pronounced [pað̞eˈsið̞o].
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 60211, this pair ranks #59,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of padecía vs padecido
Shared letters: acdep. Private to "padecía": í. Private to "padecido": io.
"padecía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "padecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- padecido ← apdecido · padceido · paddecido · padeccido · padecdio · padeciddo · padeciod · padeicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "padecía" and "padecido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "padecía" vs "padecido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "padecía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "padecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padecía" and "padecido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "padecido vs padeció". 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 #59,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.