pecesvsperasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,364
“peces” frequency rank
#23,169
“peras” frequency rank
27533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peces peras
Definition Forma del plural de pez. Forma del plural de pera.

Where the eye mixes peces and peras

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

5 ch
peces
5 ch
peras

Visual trap between peces and peras

A purely visual mix-up. peces ([ˈpeses]) and peras ([ˈpeɾas]) 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 27533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peces is recorded at frequency rank #4,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeses]. peras is at rank #23,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾas].

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 27533, this pair ranks #226,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peces vs peras

Shared letters: eps. Private to "peces": c. Private to "peras": ar.

"peces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "peras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pecesepces · pcees · pecces · pecess · pecse · peecs · peses · ppeces
  • perasepras · pears · pperas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peces" and "peras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeses] versus [ˈpeɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "peces" vs "peras" - which ranks higher?
"peces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,364 in our Spanish list, against #23,169 for "peras". 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 "peces" and "peras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peces" and "peras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peras 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 #226,369 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