Which to use
“peace” and “pésame” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,451
- “peace” frequency rank
- #20,484
- “pésame” frequency rank
- 40935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peace | pésame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paz. | Expresión con que se manifiesta el sentimiento de pena o aflicción por el fallecimiento de una persona. El pésame se da a los familiares más cercanos del fallecido, muy en particular al cónyuge, hermanos, padres e hijos. |
Where the eye mixes peace and pésame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peace runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against pésame's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peace and pésame
A purely visual mix-up. peace (/piːs/) and pésame ([ˈpesame]) 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 40935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peace is recorded at frequency rank #20,451, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːs/. pésame is at rank #20,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpesame].
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 40935, this pair ranks #156,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peace vs pésame
Shared letters: aep. Private to "peace": c. Private to "pésame": msé.
"peace" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pésame" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peace ← epace · paece · peacce · peaec · pease · pecae · ppeace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peace" for "pésame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peace" vs "pésame" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peace" and "pésame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peace vs pence". 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 #156,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.