Which to use
“pavada” and “pavadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,362
- “pavada” frequency rank
- #33,266
- “pavadas” frequency rank
- 77628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavada | pavadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de pavos. | Forma del plural de pavada. |
Where the eye mixes pavada and pavadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pavada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pavadas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pavada with pavadas
A purely visual mix-up. pavada ([paˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pavada” sits inside “pavadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pavada is recorded at frequency rank #44,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈβ̞að̞a]. 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 77628, this pair ranks #15,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pavada vs pavadas
Shared letters: adpv. Private to "pavada": -. Private to "pavadas": s.
"pavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pavadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pavada" for "pavadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pavada" or "pavadas"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavada" 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 #15,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavada" and "pavadas" 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 #15,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.