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“pecadora” and “pecados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,909
“pecadora” frequency rank
#7,474
“pecados” frequency rank
52383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pecadora pecados
Definition Ramera. Forma del plural de pecado.

Where the eye mixes pecadora and pecados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
pecadora
7 ch
pecados

Why the eye confuses pecadora with pecados

A purely visual mix-up. pecadora ([pekaˈð̞oɾa]) and pecados ([peˈkað̞os]) 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 52383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pecadora is recorded at frequency rank #44,909, classified as anoun, pronounced [pekaˈð̞oɾa]. pecados is at rank #7,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈkað̞os].

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 52383, this pair ranks #92,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pecadora vs pecados

Shared letters: acdeop. Private to "pecadora": r. Private to "pecados": s.

"pecadora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "pecados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pecadoraepcadora · pceadora · peacdora · pecaddora · pecadoar · pecadorra · pecadroa · pecaodra
  • pecadosepcados · pceados · peacdos · pecaddos · pecadoss · pecadso · pecaods · peccados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pecadora" and "pecados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pekaˈð̞oɾa] versus [peˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pecadora" or "pecados"?
"pecados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,474 in our Spanish list, against #44,909 for "pecadora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pecadora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pecados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pecadora" and "pecados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecadora vs picadura". 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 #92,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list