pelasvspeludasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: pelas is a noun, peludas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pelas” is a noun and “peludas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,315
“pelas” frequency rank
#41,536
“peludas” frequency rank
88851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pelas peludas
Definition Forma del plural de pela. Forma del femenino plural de peludo.

Where the eye mixes pelas and peludas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pelas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against peludas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
pelas
7 ch
peludas

Look-alike desk: pelas vs peludas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pelas is [ˈpelas] while peludas is [peˈluð̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pelas is recorded at frequency rank #47,315, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelas]. peludas is at rank #41,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peˈluð̞as].

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 88851, this pair ranks #3,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pelas vs peludas

Shared letters: aelps. Private to "pelas": -. Private to "peludas": du.

"pelas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "peludas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pelas ← eplas · peals · pelass · pellas · pelsa · pleas · ppelas
  • peludas ← epludas · pelduas · pelludas · peluads · peludass · peluddas · peludsa · peuldas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pelas" and "peludas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pelas" is a noun and "peludas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "pelas" vs "peludas" - which ranks higher?
"peludas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,536 in our Spanish list, against #47,315 for "pelas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pelas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peludas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pelas" and "peludas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelas 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 #3,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list