Which to use
“pedida” and “prendida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,998
- “pedida” frequency rank
- #28,882
- “prendida” frequency rank
- 69880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedida | prendida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pedido, participio de pedir. | Forma del femenino de prendido, participio de prender o de prenderse. |
Where the eye mixes pedida and prendida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pedida with prendida
A purely visual mix-up. pedida ([peˈð̞ið̞a]) and prendida ([pɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69880, 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]. prendida is at rank #28,882, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 69880, this pair ranks #31,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedida vs prendida
Shared letters: adeip. Private to "pedida": -. Private to "prendida": nr.
"pedida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prendida" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedida" for "prendida" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pedida" vs "prendida" - 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 "prendida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedida" and "prendida" 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 #31,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.