Which to use
“pelado” is an adjective and “pelados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,233
- “pelado” frequency rank
- #39,377
- “pelados” frequency rank
- 56610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelado | pelados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo. | Forma del plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pelado and pelados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pelado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pelados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pelado with pelados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pelado is [peˈlað̞o] while pelados is [peˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “pelado” sits inside “pelados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelado is recorded at frequency rank #17,233, classified as anadj, pronounced [peˈlað̞o]. pelados is at rank #39,377, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞os].
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 56610, this pair ranks #73,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pelado vs pelados
Shared letters: adelop. Private to "pelado": -. Private to "pelados": s.
"pelado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pelados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pelado" and "pelados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pelado" vs "pelados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelado" and "pelados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pelados". 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 #73,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.