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“patatas” and “pavadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,340
- “patatas” frequency rank
- #33,266
- “pavadas” frequency rank
- 42606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patatas | pavadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de patata. | Forma del plural de pavada. |
Where the eye mixes patatas and pavadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patatas and pavadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: patatas vs pavadas
A purely visual mix-up. patatas ([paˈt̪at̪as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patatas is recorded at frequency rank #9,340, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪at̪as]. 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 42606, this pair ranks #147,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patatas vs pavadas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "patatas": t. Private to "pavadas": dv.
"patatas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pavadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patatas" and "pavadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "patatas" or "pavadas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patatas" and "pavadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patatas" 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 #147,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patatas" 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 #147,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.