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“patada” and “pavadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,563
- “patada” frequency rank
- #33,266
- “pavadas” frequency rank
- 41829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patada | pavadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe dado con el pie o la pata. | Forma del plural de pavada. |
Where the eye mixes patada and pavadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: patada vs pavadas
A purely visual mix-up. patada ([paˈt̪að̞a]) and pavadas ([paˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 41829, 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]. pavadas is at rank #33,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈβ̞að̞as].
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 41829, this pair ranks #151,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patada vs pavadas
Shared letters: adp. Private to "patada": t. Private to "pavadas": sv.
"patada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pavadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patada" and "pavadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "patada" or "pavadas" 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 "patada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patada" and "pavadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pavadas vs peladas". 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 #151,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.