Which to use
“Peláez” is a name and “pelan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,498
- “Peláez” frequency rank
- #48,578
- “pelan” frequency rank
- 77076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Peláez | pelan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes Peláez and pelan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Peláez runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against pelan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Peláez vs pelan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Peláez is [peˈlaes] while pelan is [ˈpelãn]. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Peláez is recorded at frequency rank #28,498, classified as aname, pronounced [peˈlaes]. pelan is at rank #48,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpelãn].
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 77076, this pair ranks #16,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Peláez vs pelan
Shared letters: elp. Private to "Peláez": zá. Private to "pelan": an.
"Peláez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pelan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelan ← eplan · pealn · pelann · pellan · ppelan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Peláez" for "pelan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Peláez" or "pelan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Peláez" and "pelan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Peláez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Peláez" and "pelan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs petar". 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 #16,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.