pelivspelvisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“peli” and “pelvis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,341
“peli” frequency rank
#26,557
“pelvis” frequency rank
35898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peli pelvis
Definition Película, habitualmente un largometraje de ficción. Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro, cóccix e innominados, y las partes blandas. Contiene la terminación del tubo digestivo, la vejiga urinaria y algunos órganos, correspondientes al aparato genital, principalmente en la mujer.

Where the eye mixes peli and pelvis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peli runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pelvis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
peli
6 ch
pelvis

Why the eye confuses peli with pelvis

A purely visual mix-up. peli ([ˈpeli]) and pelvis ([ˈpelβ̞is]) 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 35898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peli is recorded at frequency rank #9,341, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeli]. pelvis is at rank #26,557, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelβ̞is].

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 35898, this pair ranks #183,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peli vs pelvis

Shared letters: eilp. Private to "peli": -. Private to "pelvis": sv.

"peli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pelvis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peli ← epli · pelli · plei · ppeli
  • pelvis ← eplvis · pelbis · pelivs · pellvis · pelviss · pelvsi · pelvvis · pevlis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "peli" for "pelvis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeli] versus [ˈpelβ̞is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peli" or "pelvis"?
"peli" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,341 in our Spanish list, against #26,557 for "pelvis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pelvis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #183,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peli" and "pelvis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelas vs pelvis". 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 #183,569 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