Which to use
“pavada” and “picada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,362
- “pavada” frequency rank
- #14,914
- “picada” frequency rank
- 59276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavada | picada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de pavos. | Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo. |
Where the eye mixes pavada and picada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pavada and picada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pavada vs picada
A purely visual mix-up. pavada ([paˈβ̞að̞a]) and picada ([piˈkað̞a]) 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 59276, 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]. picada is at rank #14,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piˈkað̞a].
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 59276, this pair ranks #63,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pavada vs picada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pavada": v. Private to "picada": ci.
"pavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pavada" for "picada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pavada" vs "picada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavada" and "picada" 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 #63,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.