pedísvspuedasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,781
“pedís” frequency rank
#2,131
“puedas” frequency rank
31912
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedís puedas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de pedir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de poder.

Where the eye mixes pedís and puedas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedís runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against puedas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
pedís
6 ch
puedas

Look-alike desk: pedís vs puedas

A purely visual mix-up. pedís ([peˈð̞is]) and puedas ([ˈpweð̞as]) 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 31912, 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]. puedas is at rank #2,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpweð̞as].

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 31912, this pair ranks #204,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedís vs puedas

Shared letters: deps. Private to "pedís": í. Private to "puedas": au.

"pedís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "puedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • puedas ← peudas · ppuedas · pudeas · pueads · puedass · pueddas · puedsa · upedas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedís" and "puedas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peˈð̞is] versus [ˈpweð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pedís" vs "puedas" - which ranks higher?
"puedas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,131 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "pedís" and "puedas" 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 "puedas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedís" and "puedas" 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 #204,683 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