pedidosvspedosConfusable pair

Which to use

“pedidos” and “pedos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,441
“pedidos” frequency rank
#17,510
“pedos” frequency rank
23951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedidos pedos
Definition Forma del plural de pedido. Forma del plural de pedo.

Where the eye mixes pedidos and pedos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pedidos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pedos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
pedidos
5 ch
pedos

Why the eye confuses pedidos with pedos

A purely visual mix-up. pedidos ([peˈð̞ið̞os]) and pedos ([ˈpeð̞os]) 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 23951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedidos is recorded at frequency rank #6,441, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈð̞ið̞os]. pedos is at rank #17,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeð̞os].

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 23951, this pair ranks #243,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedidos vs pedos

Shared letters: deops. Private to "pedidos": i. Private to "pedos": -.

"pedidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pedos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedidos ← epdidos · pdeidos · peddidos · peddios · pediddos · pedidoss · pedidso · pediods
  • pedos ← epdos · pdeos · peddos · pedoss · pedso · peods · ppedos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedidos" and "pedos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peˈð̞ið̞os] versus [ˈpeð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pedidos" or "pedos"?
"pedidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,441 in our Spanish list, against #17,510 for "pedos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pedidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pedos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedidos" and "pedos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedos vs pelas". 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 #243,409 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