Which to use
“pecado” is a noun and “pesado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #4,736
- “pesado” frequency rank
- 9182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | pesado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. | Que pesa mucho. |
Where the eye mixes pecado and pesado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pecado vs pesado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pecado is [peˈkað̞o] while pesado is [peˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “pecado” becomes s in “pesado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9182, 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]. pesado is at rank #4,736, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peˈsað̞o].
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 9182, this pair ranks #302,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs pesado
Shared letters: adeop. Private to "pecado": c. Private to "pesado": s.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecado" for "pesado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "pesado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pecado" and "pesado" 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 "pesado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "pesado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesado 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 #302,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.