pecasvspedosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,260
“pecas” frequency rank
#17,510
“pedos” frequency rank
51770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pecas pedos
Definition Forma del plural de peca. Forma del plural de pedo.

Where the eye mixes pecas and pedos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pecas and pedos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
pecas
5 ch
pedos

Visual trap between pecas and pedos

A purely visual mix-up. pecas ([ˈpekas]) and pedos ([ˈpeð̞os]) 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 51770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pecas is recorded at frequency rank #34,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpekas]. pedos is at rank #17,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeð̞os].

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 51770, this pair ranks #96,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pecas vs pedos

Shared letters: eps. Private to "pecas": ac. Private to "pedos": do.

"pecas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pedos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pecas ← epcas · pceas · peacs · pecass · peccas · ppecas
  • pedos ← epdos · pdeos · peddos · pedoss · pedso · peods · ppedos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pecas" and "pedos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpekas] versus [ˈpeð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pecas" vs "pedos" - which ranks higher?
"pedos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,510 in our Spanish list, against #34,260 for "pecas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "pecas" and "pedos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pecas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pedos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pecas" and "pedos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecas vs petar". 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 #96,141 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