Which to use
“paredón” and “pregón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,446
- “paredón” frequency rank
- #35,197
- “pregón” frequency rank
- 75643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paredón | pregón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pared que queda en pie, como ruina de un edificio antiguo. | Promulgación o publicación que en voz alta se hace en los sitios públicos de una cosa que conviene que todos la sepan. |
Where the eye mixes paredón and pregón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. paredón runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pregón's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses paredón with pregón
A purely visual mix-up. paredón ([paɾeˈð̞õn]) and pregón ([pɾeˈɣ̞õn]) 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 75643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paredón is recorded at frequency rank #40,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [paɾeˈð̞õn]. pregón is at rank #35,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞õn].
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 75643, this pair ranks #19,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paredón vs pregón
Shared letters: enpró. Private to "paredón": ad. Private to "pregón": g.
"paredón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pregón" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paredón" for "pregón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "paredón" or "pregón" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "paredón" and "pregón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paredón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paredón" and "pregón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pregón vs pretor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.