Which to use
“padecido” is a verb and “parecido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,260
- “padecido” frequency rank
- #2,517
- “parecido” frequency rank
- 35777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padecido | parecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de padecer. | Con características en común, iguales o comparables a las de otro ser. |
Where the eye mixes padecido and parecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. padecido and parecido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between padecido and parecido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: padecido is [pað̞eˈsið̞o] while parecido is [paɾeˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “padecido” becomes r in “parecido”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35777, 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]. parecido is at rank #2,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞o].
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 35777, this pair ranks #184,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padecido vs parecido
Shared letters: acdeiop. Private to "padecido": -. Private to "parecido": r.
"padecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "parecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "padecido" and "parecido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padecido" or "parecido" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "padecido" and "parecido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "padecido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padecido" and "parecido" 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 #184,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.