Which to use
“peinados” and “pesados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,342
- “peinados” frequency rank
- #8,692
- “pesados” frequency rank
- 36034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peinados | pesados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peinado, participio de peinar o de peinarse. | Forma del plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes peinados and pesados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. peinados runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against pesados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peinados and pesados
A purely visual mix-up. peinados ([pejˈnað̞os]) and pesados ([peˈsað̞os]) 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 36034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peinados is recorded at frequency rank #27,342, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pejˈnað̞os]. pesados is at rank #8,692, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞os].
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 36034, this pair ranks #182,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peinados vs pesados
Shared letters: adeops. Private to "peinados": in. Private to "pesados": -.
"peinados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "pesados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peinados" and "pesados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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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 "peinados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peinados" and "pesados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peinados vs picados". 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 #182,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.