Which to use
“pedían” is a verb and “pedida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,893
- “pedían” frequency rank
- #40,998
- “pedida” frequency rank
- 53891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedían | pedida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pedir. | Forma del femenino de pedido, participio de pedir. |
Where the eye mixes pedían and pedida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedían (CVCVVC) and pedida (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between pedían and pedida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedían is [peˈð̞iãn] while pedida is [peˈð̞ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedían is recorded at frequency rank #12,893, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈð̞iãn]. pedida is at rank #40,998, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈð̞ið̞a].
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 53891, this pair ranks #85,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pedían vs pedida
Shared letters: adep. Private to "pedían": ní. Private to "pedida": i.
"pedían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pedida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pedida ← epdida · pdeida · peddia · peddida · pediad · pedidda · peidda · ppedida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pedían" and "pedida" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pedían" or "pedida" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pedida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedían" and "pedida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedida vs pulida". 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 #85,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.