Which to use
“pecador” and “picados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,593
- “pecador” frequency rank
- #49,193
- “picados” frequency rank
- 73786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecador | picados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que peca o ha cometido un pecado. | Forma del plural de picado. |
Where the eye mixes pecador and picados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pecador and picados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pecador vs picados
A purely visual mix-up. pecador ([pekaˈð̞oɾ]) and picados ([piˈkað̞os]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecador is recorded at frequency rank #24,593, classified as anadj, pronounced [pekaˈð̞oɾ]. picados is at rank #49,193, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞os].
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 73786, this pair ranks #22,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pecador vs picados
Shared letters: acdop. Private to "pecador": er. Private to "picados": is.
"pecador" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "picados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecador" for "picados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pecador" vs "picados" - 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 "pecador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecador" and "picados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picados vs picazón". 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 #22,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.