Which to use
“pecado” and “pescado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #4,737
- “pescado” frequency rank
- 9183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | pescado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. | Pez extraído de su medio para su consumo. |
Where the eye mixes pecado and pescado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pecado vs pescado
A purely visual mix-up. pecado ([peˈkað̞o]) and pescado ([pesˈkað̞o]) 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 9183, 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]. pescado is at rank #4,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pesˈkað̞o].
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 9183, this pair ranks #302,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs pescado
Shared letters: acdeop. Private to "pecado": -. Private to "pescado": s.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pescado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pecado" and "pescado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "pescado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "pescado" 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 #302,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.