Which to use
“pecados” is a noun and “pelados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,474
- “pecados” frequency rank
- #39,377
- “pelados” frequency rank
- 46851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecados | pelados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pecado. | Forma del plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pecados and pelados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pecados and pelados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pecados and pelados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pecados is [peˈkað̞os] while pelados is [peˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “pecados” becomes l in “pelados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecados is recorded at frequency rank #7,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈkað̞os]. pelados is at rank #39,377, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞os].
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 46851, this pair ranks #123,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecados vs pelados
Shared letters: adeops. Private to "pecados": c. Private to "pelados": l.
"pecados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pelados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecados" and "pelados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pelados". 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 #123,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.