# pela vs pelar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pela
*noun · IPA [ˈpela] · frequency rank #21,782*
Paliza (sucesión de golpes).

### pelar
*verb · IPA [peˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #23,534*
Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/pela-vs-pelar