Which to use
“pedazo” and “pedazos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,101
- “pedazo” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “pedazos” frequency rank
- 9750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedazo | pedazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte o porción separada de un todo. | Forma del plural de pedazo. |
Where the eye mixes pedazo and pedazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pedazo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pedazos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pedazo vs pedazos
A purely visual mix-up. pedazo ([peˈð̞aso]) and pedazos ([peˈð̞asos]) 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) - “pedazo” sits inside “pedazos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedazo is recorded at frequency rank #4,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈð̞aso]. pedazos is at rank #5,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈð̞asos].
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 9750, this pair ranks #300,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pedazo vs pedazos
Shared letters: adeopz. Private to "pedazo": -. Private to "pedazos": s.
"pedazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pedazos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pedazo" and "pedazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pedazo" or "pedazos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pedazo" and "pedazos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedazo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pedazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedazo" and "pedazos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedazo vs pétalo". 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 #300,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.