Which to use
“pavo” and “plazo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,892
- “pavo” frequency rank
- #1,201
- “plazo” frequency rank
- 14093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavo | plazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Meleagris gallopavo) Ave gallinácea de hasta un metro de altura, plumaje café verdoso, cabeza y cuello desnudos cubiertos de carúnculas rojas, que en estado silvestre vive desde Canadá hasta el norte de México. Domesticada por los amerindios, hoy es un ave de corral que se consume en todo el mundo. | Término o tiempo que se da a uno para responder o satisfacer una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes pavo and plazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pavo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against plazo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pavo with plazo
A purely visual mix-up. pavo ([ˈpaβ̞o]) and plazo ([ˈplaso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pavo is recorded at frequency rank #12,892, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaβ̞o]. plazo is at rank #1,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaso].
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 14093, this pair ranks #285,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pavo vs plazo
Shared letters: aop. Private to "pavo": v. Private to "plazo": lz.
"pavo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "plazo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pavo" and "plazo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pavo" or "plazo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavo" and "plazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pa'l vs pavo". 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 #285,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.