Which to use
“padre” and “pared” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #363
- “padre” frequency rank
- #2,677
- “pared” frequency rank
- 3040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | pared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Macho, animal o humano, que ha engendrado o adoptado hijos. | Parte estructural arquitectónica que constituye la capa principal de toda edificación, cerrando los espacios entre el suelo, el techo y las columnas. Suele estar hecha de concreto, cemento, madera, ladrillos, etc. según la naturaleza de la obra. |
Where the eye mixes padre and pared
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses padre with pared
A purely visual mix-up. padre ([ˈpað̞ɾe]) and pared ([paˈɾeð̞]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padre is recorded at frequency rank #363, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpað̞ɾe]. pared is at rank #2,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈɾeð̞].
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 3040, this pair ranks #319,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs pared
Shared letters: adepr. Private to "padre": -. Private to "pared": -.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pared" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padre" for "pared" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padre" or "pared" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "pared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pared vs prey". 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 #319,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.