Which to use
“padecido” and “padeció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,260
- “padecido” frequency rank
- #35,662
- “padeció” frequency rank
- 68922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padecido | padeció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de padecer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de padecer. |
Where the eye mixes padecido and padeció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. padecido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against padeció's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between padecido and padeció
A purely visual mix-up. padecido ([pað̞eˈsið̞o]) and padeció ([pað̞eˈsjo]) 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 68922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padecido is recorded at frequency rank #33,260, classified as averb, pronounced [pað̞eˈsið̞o]. padeció is at rank #35,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [pað̞eˈsjo].
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 68922, this pair ranks #33,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of padecido vs padeció
Shared letters: acdeip. Private to "padecido": o. Private to "padeció": ó.
"padecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "padeció" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- padecido ← apdecido · padceido · paddecido · padeccido · padecdio · padeciddo · padeciod · padeicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "padecido" and "padeció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padecido" or "padeció" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "padecido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "padeció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padecido" and "padeció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "padecido vs padeciendo". 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 #33,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.