Which to use
“padecido” and “pareció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,260
- “padecido” frequency rank
- #2,944
- “pareció” frequency rank
- 36204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padecido | pareció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de padecer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de parecer o de parecerse. |
Where the eye mixes padecido and pareció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. padecido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against pareció's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between padecido and pareció
A purely visual mix-up. padecido ([pað̞eˈsið̞o]) and pareció ([paɾeˈsjo]) 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 36204, 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]. pareció is at rank #2,944, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾeˈsjo].
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 36204, this pair ranks #181,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padecido vs pareció
Shared letters: aceip. Private to "padecido": do. Private to "pareció": ró.
"padecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "pareció" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- padecido ← apdecido · padceido · paddecido · padeccido · padecdio · padeciddo · padeciod · padeicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "padecido" and "pareció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "padecido" vs "pareció" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "padecido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pareció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padecido" and "pareció" 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 #181,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.