peladosvspradosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pelados is a participle, prados is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pelados” is a participle and “prados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,377
“pelados” frequency rank
#20,770
“prados” frequency rank
60147
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pelados prados
Definition Forma del plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. Forma del plural de prado.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pelados and prados apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
pelados
6 ch
prados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pelados is [peˈlað̞os] while prados is [ˈpɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60147, 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]. prados is at rank #20,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾað̞os].

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 60147, this pair ranks #59,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pelados vs prados

Shared letters: adops. Private to "pelados": el. Private to "prados": r.

"pelados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "prados" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peladoseplados · pealdos · peladdos · peladoss · peladso · pelaods · peldaos · pellados
  • pradospprados · praddos · pradoss · pradso · praods · prdaos · prrados · rpados

Frequency comparison

pelados#39,377
prados#20,770

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pelados" and "prados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pelados" is a participle and "prados" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pelados" or "prados"?
"prados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,770 in our Spanish list, against #39,377 for "pelados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pelados vs prados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “pelados”; for a noun, it's “prados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pelados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list