Which to use
“pedida” and “pesada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,998
- “pedida” frequency rank
- #6,214
- “pesada” frequency rank
- 47212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedida | pesada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pedido, participio de pedir. | Forma del femenino de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pedida and pesada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedida and pesada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pedida and pesada
A purely visual mix-up. pedida ([peˈð̞ið̞a]) and pesada ([peˈsað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47212, 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]. pesada is at rank #6,214, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞a].
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 47212, this pair ranks #121,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pedida vs pesada
Shared letters: adep. Private to "pedida": i. Private to "pesada": s.
"pedida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedida" for "pesada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pedida" vs "pesada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedida" and "pesada" 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 #121,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.