Which to use
“palas” and “payaso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,093
- “palas” frequency rank
- #8,159
- “payaso” frequency rank
- 29252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palas | payaso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pala. | Actor que suele usar vestimenta y maquillaje estrafalarios con el fin de hacer reír mayormente a los niños. |
Where the eye mixes palas and payaso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. palas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against payaso's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between palas and payaso
A purely visual mix-up. palas ([ˈpalas]) and payaso ([paˈʝaso]) 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 29252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palas is recorded at frequency rank #21,093, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpalas]. payaso is at rank #8,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈʝaso].
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 29252, this pair ranks #217,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of palas vs payaso
Shared letters: aps. Private to "palas": l. Private to "payaso": oy.
"palas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "payaso" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "palas" and "payaso" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "palas" or "payaso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "palas" and "payaso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "palas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palas" and "payaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palas vs pelan". 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 #217,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.