pedísvsprediosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
#23,185
“predios” frequency rank
52966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes pedís and predios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pedís
7 ch
predios

Visual trap between pedís and predios

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedís is [peˈð̞is] while predios is [ˈpɾeð̞jos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 52966, 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]. predios is at rank #23,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾeð̞jos].

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 52966, this pair ranks #90,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedís vs predios

Shared letters: deps. Private to "pedís": í. Private to "predios": ior.

"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "predios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prediosperdios · ppredios · prdeios · preddios · predioss · prediso · predois · preidos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pedís" for "predios" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pedís" is a verb and "predios" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pedís" or "predios" show up more?
"predios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,185 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "pedís" and "predios" 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 "predios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedís" and "predios" 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 #90,208 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