peludasvspesadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: peludas is a adjective, pesadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#41,536
“peludas” frequency rank
#13,114
“pesadas” frequency rank
54650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peludas pesadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de peludo. Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set peludas and pesadas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
peludas
7 ch
pesadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peludas is [peˈluð̞as] while pesadas is [peˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peludas is recorded at frequency rank #41,536, classified as anadj, pronounced [peˈluð̞as]. pesadas is at rank #13,114, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as].

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 54650, this pair ranks #82,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peludas vs pesadas

Shared letters: adeps. Private to "peludas": lu. Private to "pesadas": -.

"peludas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peludasepludas · pelduas · pelludas · peluads · peludass · peluddas · peludsa · peuldas
  • pesadaspeasdas · pesaads · pesadass · pesaddas · pesadsa · pesdaas · pessadas · ppesadas

Frequency comparison

peludas#41,536
pesadas#13,114

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peludas" and "pesadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "peludas" is an adjective and "pesadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "peludas" or "pesadas"?
"pesadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,114 in our Spanish list, against #41,536 for "peludas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering peludas vs pesadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “peludas”; for a participle, it's “pesadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “peludas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list