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

#2,896
“pedo” frequency rank
#34,721
“pod” frequency rank
37617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedo pod
Definition Evacuación pasajera por el ano de gases del tubo digestivo, generalmente acompañada de olor y ruido característico. Vaina.

Where the eye mixes pedo and pod

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
pedo
3 ch
pod

Look-alike desk: pedo vs pod

A purely visual mix-up. pedo ([ˈpeð̞o]) and pod (/ˈpɒd/) 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 37617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedo is recorded at frequency rank #2,896, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeð̞o]. pod is at rank #34,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɒd/.

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 37617, this pair ranks #174,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedo vs pod

Shared letters: dop. Private to "pedo": e. Private to "pod": -.

"pedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pod" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedoepdo · pdeo · peddo · peod · ppedo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedo" and "pod" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeð̞o] versus /ˈpɒd/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pedo" vs "pod" - which ranks higher?
"pedo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,896 in our Spanish list, against #34,721 for "pod". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedo" and "pod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pod vs PRC". 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 #174,346 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