Which to use
“pecado” and “pedo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #2,896
- “pedo” frequency rank
- 7342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | pedo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. | Evacuación pasajera por el ano de gases del tubo digestivo, generalmente acompañada de olor y ruido característico. |
Where the eye mixes pecado and pedo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pecado and pedo
A purely visual mix-up. pecado ([peˈkað̞o]) and pedo ([ˈpeð̞o]) 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 7342, 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]. pedo is at rank #2,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeð̞o].
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 7342, this pair ranks #308,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs pedo
Shared letters: deop. Private to "pecado": ac. Private to "pedo": -.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pecado" and "pedo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pecado" or "pedo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pecado" and "pedo" 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 "pedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "pedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecado vs plegado". 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 #308,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.