pedradasvspeladasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pedradas is a noun, peladas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pedradas” is a noun and “peladas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,110
“pedradas” frequency rank
#49,853
“peladas” frequency rank
95963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedradas peladas
Definition Forma del plural de pedrada. Forma del femenino plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pedradas and peladas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
pedradas
7 ch
peladas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedradas is [peˈð̞ɾað̞as] while peladas is [peˈlað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedradas is recorded at frequency rank #46,110, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈð̞ɾað̞as]. peladas is at rank #49,853, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞as].

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 95963, this pair ranks #433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pedradas vs peladas

Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pedradas": r. Private to "peladas": l.

"pedradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "peladas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedradasepdradas · pderadas · pedardas · peddradas · pedraads · pedradass · pedraddas · pedradsa
  • peladasepladas · pealdas · pelaads · peladass · peladdas · peladsa · peldaas · pelladas

Frequency comparison

pedradas#46,110
peladas#49,853

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedradas" and "peladas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pedradas" is a noun and "peladas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pedradas" or "peladas"?
"pedradas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,110 in our Spanish list, against #49,853 for "peladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pedradas vs peladas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “pedradas”; for a participle, it's “peladas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pedradas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list