pedidavspedísTell them apart

Quick tell: pedida is a participle, pedís is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pedida” is a participle and “pedís” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,998
“pedida” frequency rank
#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
70779
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedida pedís
Definition Forma del femenino de pedido, participio de pedir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir.

Where the eye mixes pedida and pedís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pedida
5 ch
pedís

Visual trap between pedida and pedís

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedida is [peˈð̞ið̞a] while pedís is [peˈð̞is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedida is recorded at frequency rank #40,998, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈð̞ið̞a]. pedís is at rank #29,781, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈð̞is].

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 70779, this pair ranks #28,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pedida vs pedís

Shared letters: dep. Private to "pedida": ai. Private to "pedís": .

"pedida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedidaepdida · pdeida · peddia · peddida · pediad · pedidda · peidda · ppedida

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedida" and "pedís" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pedida" is a participle and "pedís" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "pedida" vs "pedís" - which ranks higher?
"pedís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,781 in our Spanish list, against #40,998 for "pedida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pedís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedida" and "pedís" 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 #28,948 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