Which to use
“peinados” is a participle and “picados” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,342
- “peinados” frequency rank
- #49,193
- “picados” frequency rank
- 76535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peinados | picados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peinado, participio de peinar o de peinarse. | Forma del plural de picado. |
Where the eye mixes peinados and picados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. peinados runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against picados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peinados vs picados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peinados is [pejˈnað̞os] while picados is [piˈkað̞os]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76535, 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]. picados is at rank #49,193, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞os].
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 76535, this pair ranks #17,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peinados vs picados
Shared letters: adiops. Private to "peinados": en. Private to "picados": c.
"peinados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "picados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peinados" for "picados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peinados" or "picados"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "peinados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peinados" and "picados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picados vs picazón". 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 #17,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.