Which to use
“pedían” and “pelan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,893
- “pedían” frequency rank
- #48,578
- “pelan” frequency rank
- 61471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedían | pelan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pedir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pedían and pelan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedían runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against pelan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pedían vs pelan
A purely visual mix-up. pedían ([peˈð̞iãn]) and pelan ([ˈpelãn]) 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 61471, 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]. pelan is at rank #48,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpelãn].
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 61471, this pair ranks #55,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedían vs pelan
Shared letters: aenp. Private to "pedían": dí. Private to "pelan": l.
"pedían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pelan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelan ← eplan · pealn · pelann · pellan · ppelan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedían" for "pelan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pedían" or "pelan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedían" and "pelan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan 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 #55,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.