Which to use
“pedidos” and “pericos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,441
- “pedidos” frequency rank
- #48,583
- “pericos” frequency rank
- 55024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedidos | pericos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pedido. | Forma del plural de perico. |
Where the eye mixes pedidos and pericos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pedidos and pericos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pedidos and pericos
A purely visual mix-up. pedidos ([peˈð̞ið̞os]) and pericos ([peˈɾikos]) 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 55024, 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]. pericos is at rank #48,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈɾikos].
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 55024, this pair ranks #80,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedidos vs pericos
Shared letters: eiops. Private to "pedidos": d. Private to "pericos": cr.
"pedidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pericos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedidos" for "pericos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pedidos" or "pericos" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "pericos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedidos" and "pericos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #80,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.