Which to use
“pelada” and “peladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,763
- “pelada” frequency rank
- #49,853
- “peladas” frequency rank
- 83616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelada | peladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pelada and peladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pelada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against peladas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pelada with peladas
A purely visual mix-up. pelada ([peˈlað̞a]) and peladas ([peˈlað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pelada” sits inside “peladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelada is recorded at frequency rank #33,763, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞a]. 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 83616, this pair ranks #7,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pelada vs peladas
Shared letters: adelp. Private to "pelada": -. Private to "peladas": s.
"pelada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "peladas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pelada" for "peladas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pelada" or "peladas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelada" and "peladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palmadas vs peladas". 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 #7,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.