Which to use
“pavadas” is a noun and “pesadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,266
- “pavadas” frequency rank
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- 46380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavadas | pesadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pavada. | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pavadas and pesadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pavadas and pesadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pavadas is [paˈβ̞að̞as] while pesadas is [peˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pavadas is recorded at frequency rank #33,266, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈβ̞að̞as]. pesadas is at rank #13,114, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as].
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 46380, this pair ranks #126,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pavadas vs pesadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pavadas": v. Private to "pesadas": e.
"pavadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pavadas" for "pesadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pavadas" or "pesadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavadas" and "pesadas" 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 #126,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.