pedísvspesosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
#1,148
“pesos” frequency rank
30929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedís pesos
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir. Forma del plural de peso.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
pedís
5 ch
pesos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedís is [peˈð̞is] while pesos is [ˈpesos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30929, 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]. pesos is at rank #1,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpesos].

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 30929, this pair ranks #209,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedís vs pesos

Shared letters: eps. Private to "pedís": . Private to "pesos": o.

"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pesos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pesosepsos · peoss · pesoss · pessos · ppesos · pseos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedís" and "pesos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pedís" is a verb and "pesos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pedís" or "pesos"?
"pesos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,148 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