Which to use
“pelado” and “picado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,233
- “pelado” frequency rank
- #12,669
- “picado” frequency rank
- 29902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelado | picado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo. | Epíteto del patrón que se hace con picaduras para señalar un dibujo. |
Where the eye mixes pelado and picado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pelado with picado
A purely visual mix-up. pelado ([peˈlað̞o]) and picado ([piˈkað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29902, 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]. picado is at rank #12,669, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞o].
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 29902, this pair ranks #214,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelado vs picado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pelado": el. Private to "picado": ci.
"pelado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pelado" and "picado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pelado" vs "picado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pelado" and "picado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelado" and "picado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pelado". 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 #214,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.