Which to use
“pecado” and “peculado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #46,718
- “peculado” frequency rank
- 51164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | peculado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. | Hurto o apropiación ilícita de caudales del erario o hacienda pública, cometido por quien los administra. |
Where the eye mixes pecado and peculado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pecado vs peculado
A purely visual mix-up. pecado ([peˈkað̞o]) and peculado ([pekuˈlað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecado is recorded at frequency rank #4,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈkað̞o]. peculado is at rank #46,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pekuˈlað̞o].
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 51164, this pair ranks #99,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs peculado
Shared letters: acdeop. Private to "pecado": -. Private to "peculado": lu.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "peculado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pecado" and "peculado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pecado" or "peculado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pecado" and "peculado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peculado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "peculado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peculado vs pelado". 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 #99,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.