Which to use
“peca” and “pelo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,209
- “peca” frequency rank
- #1,328
- “pelo” frequency rank
- 37537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peca | pelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeña mancha de melanina en la piel. | Filamento de queratina que crece en la piel de humanos y animales, cubren parte de la cabeza u otras partes del cuerpo, tiene una raíz bulbosa que nace en los poros de la piel. |
Where the eye mixes peca and pelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peca vs pelo
A purely visual mix-up. peca ([ˈpeka]) and pelo ([ˈpelo]) 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 37537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peca is recorded at frequency rank #36,209, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeka]. pelo is at rank #1,328, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelo].
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 37537, this pair ranks #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peca vs pelo
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peca": ac. Private to "pelo": lo.
"peca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pelo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peca" and "pelo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peca" or "pelo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peca" and "pelo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peca" and "pelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peca vs PRC". 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 #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.