Which to use
“pecados” is a noun and “picadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,474
- “pecados” frequency rank
- #35,684
- “picadas” frequency rank
- 43158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecados | picadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pecado. | Forma del femenino plural de picado. |
Where the eye mixes pecados and picadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pecados vs picadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pecados is [peˈkað̞os] while picadas is [piˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43158, 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]. picadas is at rank #35,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞as].
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 43158, this pair ranks #144,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pecados vs picadas
Shared letters: acdps. Private to "pecados": eo. Private to "picadas": i.
"pecados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "picadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecados" for "picadas" ever safe?
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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 "pecados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecados" and "picadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs picadas". 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 #144,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.