Which to use
“patada” and “pavada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,563
- “patada” frequency rank
- #44,362
- “pavada” frequency rank
- 52925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patada | pavada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe dado con el pie o la pata. | Grupo de pavos. |
Where the eye mixes patada and pavada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patada and pavada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses patada with pavada
A purely visual mix-up. patada ([paˈt̪að̞a]) and pavada ([paˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 a single letter - t in “patada” becomes v in “pavada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patada is recorded at frequency rank #8,563, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪að̞a]. pavada is at rank #44,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈβ̞að̞a].
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 52925, this pair ranks #90,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patada vs pavada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "patada": t. Private to "pavada": v.
"patada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patada" and "pavada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patada" or "pavada"?
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 "patada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patada" and "pavada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pavada vs Poveda". 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 #90,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.