Which to use
“peldaño” and “peldaños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,378
- “peldaño” frequency rank
- #38,293
- “peldaños” frequency rank
- 77671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peldaño | peldaños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los tramos que en distintos niveles componen una escalera, y que se utilizan para subir o bajar. | Forma del plural de peldaño. |
Where the eye mixes peldaño and peldaños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. peldaño runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against peldaños's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peldaño with peldaños
A purely visual mix-up. peldaño ([pel̪ˈd̪aɲo]) and peldaños ([pel̪ˈd̪aɲos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “peldaño” sits inside “peldaños”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peldaño is recorded at frequency rank #39,378, classified as anoun, pronounced [pel̪ˈd̪aɲo]. peldaños is at rank #38,293, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pel̪ˈd̪aɲos].
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 77671, this pair ranks #15,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peldaño vs peldaños
Shared letters: adelopñ. Private to "peldaño": -. Private to "peldaños": s.
"peldaño" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "peldaños" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peldaño" and "peldaños" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peldaño" or "peldaños"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peldaño" and "peldaños" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peldaño" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peldaños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peldaño" and "peldaños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs peldaño". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.