Which to use
“pecado” and “pétalo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- #48,632
- “pétalo” frequency rank
- 53078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecado | pétalo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. | Hoja modificada que forma parte de la corola de una flor |
Where the eye mixes pecado and pétalo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pecado and pétalo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pecado and pétalo
A purely visual mix-up. pecado ([peˈkað̞o]) and pétalo ([ˈpet̪alo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53078, 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]. pétalo is at rank #48,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpet̪alo].
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 53078, this pair ranks #89,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecado vs pétalo
Shared letters: aop. Private to "pecado": cde. Private to "pétalo": lté.
"pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pétalo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pecado ← epcado · pceado · peacdo · pecaddo · pecaod · peccado · pecdao · ppecado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecado" for "pétalo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pecado" vs "pétalo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pétalo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecado" and "pétalo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pétalo vs petar". 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 #89,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.