pedísvspedoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
#2,896
“pedo” frequency rank
32677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedís pedo
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir. Evacuación pasajera por el ano de gases del tubo digestivo, generalmente acompañada de olor y ruido característico.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pedís and pedo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
pedís
4 ch
pedo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedís is [peˈð̞is] while pedo is [ˈpeð̞o]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedís is recorded at frequency rank #29,781, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈð̞is]. pedo is at rank #2,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeð̞o].

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 32677, this pair ranks #200,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedís vs pedo

Shared letters: dep. Private to "pedís": . Private to "pedo": o.

"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedoepdo · pdeo · peddo · peod · ppedo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedís" and "pedo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pedís" is a verb and "pedo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pedís" or "pedo"?
"pedo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,896 in our Spanish list, against #29,781 for "pedís". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list