pedísvspodáisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
#27,353
“podáis” frequency rank
57134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedís podáis
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de podar.

Where the eye mixes pedís and podáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pedís runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against podáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
pedís
6 ch
podáis

Look-alike desk: pedís vs podáis

A purely visual mix-up. pedís ([peˈð̞is]) and podáis ([poˈð̞ajs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57134, 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]. podáis is at rank #27,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞ajs].

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 57134, this pair ranks #71,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pedís vs podáis

Shared letters: dps. Private to "pedís": eí. Private to "podáis": ioá.

"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "podáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedís" and "podáis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peˈð̞is] versus [poˈð̞ajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pedís" or "podáis"?
"podáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,353 in our Spanish list, against #29,781 for "pedís". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "pedís" and "podáis" 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 "podáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedís" and "podáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedís vs pelas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #71,710 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