Which to use
“pelan” and “pesar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,578
- “pelan” frequency rank
- #526
- “pesar” frequency rank
- 49104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelan | pesar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pelar o de pelarse. | Establecer el peso o la masa de algo, en particular empleando un instrumento para tal efecto. |
Where the eye mixes pelan and pesar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pelan and pesar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pelan and pesar
A purely visual mix-up. pelan ([ˈpelãn]) and pesar ([peˈsaɾ]) 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 49104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelan is recorded at frequency rank #48,578, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpelãn]. pesar is at rank #526, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈsaɾ].
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 49104, this pair ranks #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelan vs pesar
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pelan": ln. Private to "pesar": rs.
"pelan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pesar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pelan" and "pesar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pelan" or "pesar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pelan" and "pesar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelan" and "pesar" 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 #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.