Which to use
“patata” and “pavada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,664
- “patata” frequency rank
- #44,362
- “pavada” frequency rank
- 61026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patata | pavada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Solanum tuberosum) Planta herbácea, caducifolia, de la familia de las solanáceas, de tallo erecto o decumbente de hasta 1 m de largo, hojas imparipinnadas, de foliolos lanceolados, pilosas, y flores en inflorescencias terminales racemosas, de pétalos fusionados de color blanco a púrpura, que fructifican en pequeñas bayas. Se la aprecia por los tubérculos que produce su sistema radical, muy usados en gastronomía. | Grupo de pavos. |
Where the eye mixes patata and pavada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. patata and pavada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between patata and pavada
A purely visual mix-up. patata ([paˈt̪at̪a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patata is recorded at frequency rank #16,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪at̪a]. 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 61026, this pair ranks #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patata vs pavada
Shared letters: ap. Private to "patata": t. Private to "pavada": dv.
"patata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "patata" and "pavada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "patata" vs "pavada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "patata" and "pavada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patata" 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 #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patata" 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 #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.