Which to use
“pedís” is a verb and “pelvis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,781
- “pedís” frequency rank
- #26,557
- “pelvis” frequency rank
- 56338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedís | pelvis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir. | Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro, cóccix e innominados, y las partes blandas. Contiene la terminación del tubo digestivo, la vejiga urinaria y algunos órganos, correspondientes al aparato genital, principalmente en la mujer. |
Where the eye mixes pedís and pelvis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pedís runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pelvis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pedís vs pelvis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedís is [peˈð̞is] while pelvis is [ˈpelβ̞is]. 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 56338, 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]. pelvis is at rank #26,557, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelβ̞is].
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 56338, this pair ranks #75,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedís vs pelvis
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pedís": dí. Private to "pelvis": ilv.
"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pelvis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelvis ← eplvis · pelbis · pelivs · pellvis · pelviss · pelvsi · pelvvis · pevlis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedís" for "pelvis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pedís" or "pelvis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pedís" and "pelvis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelvis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedís" and "pelvis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedís 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 #75,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.