Which to use
“pecadores” and “pescadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,034
- “pecadores” frequency rank
- #9,174
- “pescadores” frequency rank
- 27208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecadores | pescadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pecador. | Forma del plural de pescador. |
Where the eye mixes pecadores and pescadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. pecadores runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against pescadores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pecadores and pescadores
A purely visual mix-up. pecadores ([pekaˈð̞oɾes]) and pescadores ([peskaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 27208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecadores is recorded at frequency rank #18,034, classified as anadj, pronounced [pekaˈð̞oɾes]. pescadores is at rank #9,174, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peskaˈð̞oɾes].
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 27208, this pair ranks #227,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecadores vs pescadores
Shared letters: acdeoprs. Private to "pecadores": -. Private to "pescadores": -.
"pecadores" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "pescadores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pecadores ← epcadores · pceadores · peacdores · pecaddores · pecadoers · pecadoress · pecadorres · pecadorse
- pescadores ← epscadores · pecsadores · pesacdores · pescaddores · pescadoers · pescadoress · pescadorres · pescadorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecadores" for "pescadores" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pecadores" or "pescadores" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pecadores" and "pescadores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecadores" and "pescadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecadora vs pecadores". 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 #227,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.