Which to use
“patos” and “picos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,666
- “patos” frequency rank
- #12,024
- “picos” frequency rank
- 28690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patos | picos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pato. | Forma del plural de pico. |
Where the eye mixes patos and picos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. patos and picos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: patos vs picos
A purely visual mix-up. patos ([ˈpat̪os]) and picos ([ˈpikos]) 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 28690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patos is recorded at frequency rank #16,666, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪os]. picos is at rank #12,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpikos].
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 28690, this pair ranks #220,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patos vs picos
Shared letters: ops. Private to "patos": at. Private to "picos": ci.
"patos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "picos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patos" and "picos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "patos" vs "picos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patos" and "picos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patos" and "picos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patos vs potes". 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 #220,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.