Which to use
“patadas” and “pavada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,105
- “patadas” frequency rank
- #44,362
- “pavada” frequency rank
- 55467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patadas | pavada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de patada | Grupo de pavos. |
Where the eye mixes patadas and pavada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pavada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patadas vs pavada
A purely visual mix-up. patadas ([paˈt̪að̞as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patadas is recorded at frequency rank #11,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪að̞as]. 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 55467, this pair ranks #78,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patadas vs pavada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "patadas": st. Private to "pavada": v.
"patadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patadas" and "pavada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "patadas" or "pavada" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patadas" and "pavada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patadas" 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 #78,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patadas" 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 #78,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.