pechovspechosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,219
“pecho” frequency rank
#8,290
“pechos” frequency rank
10509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pecho pechos
Definition Parte del cuerpo de los vertebrados que se extiende desde el cuello hasta el borde inferior de las costillas, donde deja lugar al vientre; en su interior residen varios de los órganos más importantes. Forma del plural de pecho.

Where the eye mixes pecho and pechos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pecho
6 ch
pechos

Visual trap between pecho and pechos

A purely visual mix-up. pecho ([ˈpet͡ʃo]) and pechos ([ˈpet͡ʃos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pecho” sits inside “pechos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pecho is recorded at frequency rank #2,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpet͡ʃo]. pechos is at rank #8,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpet͡ʃos].

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 10509, this pair ranks #298,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pecho vs pechos

Shared letters: cehop. Private to "pecho": -. Private to "pechos": s.

"pecho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pechos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pechoepcho · pceho · peccho · pechho · pecoh · pehco · ppecho
  • pechosepchos · pcehos · pecchos · pechhos · pechoss · pechso · pecohs · pehcos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pecho" and "pechos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpet͡ʃo] versus [ˈpet͡ʃos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pecho" or "pechos"?
"pecho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,219 in our Spanish list, against #8,290 for "pechos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pecho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pechos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #298,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pecho" and "pechos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pechos vs pinchos". 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 #298,341 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