Which to use
“pedazo” and “peldaño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,101
- “pedazo” frequency rank
- #39,378
- “peldaño” frequency rank
- 43479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedazo | peldaño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte o porción separada de un todo. | Cada uno de los tramos que en distintos niveles componen una escalera, y que se utilizan para subir o bajar. |
Where the eye mixes pedazo and peldaño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pedazo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against peldaño's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pedazo vs peldaño
A purely visual mix-up. pedazo ([peˈð̞aso]) and peldaño ([pel̪ˈd̪aɲo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43479, 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]. peldaño is at rank #39,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pel̪ˈd̪aɲo].
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 43479, this pair ranks #142,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pedazo vs peldaño
Shared letters: adeop. Private to "pedazo": z. Private to "peldaño": lñ.
"pedazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "peldaño" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pedazo ← epdazo · pdeazo · peadzo · pedaoz · pedazzo · peddazo · pedzao · ppedazo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedazo" for "peldaño" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pedazo" vs "peldaño" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedazo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peldaño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedazo" and "peldaño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs peldaño". 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 #142,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.