Which to use
“pelados” and “pesadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,377
- “pelados” frequency rank
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- 52491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelados | pesadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pelados and pesadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pelados and pesadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pelados vs pesadas
A purely visual mix-up. pelados ([peˈlað̞os]) and pesadas ([peˈsað̞as]) 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 52491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelados is recorded at frequency rank #39,377, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞os]. pesadas is at rank #13,114, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as].
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 52491, this pair ranks #92,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelados vs pesadas
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pelados": lo. Private to "pesadas": -.
"pelados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pelados" and "pesadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pelados" vs "pesadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelados" and "pesadas" 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 #92,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.