Which to use
“peldaño” and “plano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,378
- “peldaño” frequency rank
- #2,466
- “plano” frequency rank
- 41844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peldaño | plano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los tramos que en distintos niveles componen una escalera, y que se utilizan para subir o bajar. | Sucesión de puntos. |
Where the eye mixes peldaño and plano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peldaño runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against plano's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peldaño with plano
A purely visual mix-up. peldaño ([pel̪ˈd̪aɲo]) and plano ([ˈplano]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41844, 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]. plano is at rank #2,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplano].
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 41844, this pair ranks #151,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peldaño vs plano
Shared letters: alop. Private to "peldaño": deñ. Private to "plano": n.
"peldaño" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "plano" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- plano ← lpano · palno · planno · plaon · pllano · plnao · pplano
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peldaño" and "plano" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peldaño" or "plano" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peldaño" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peldaño" and "plano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs peldaño". 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 #151,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.