peludovspeludosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,142
“peludo” frequency rank
#34,264
“peludos” frequency rank
56406
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peludo peludos
Definition (Chaetophractus villosus). Cuadrúpedo cubierto de una caparazón ósea con pelos ralos; su carne es muy estimada. Forma del plural de peludo.

Where the eye mixes peludo and peludos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. peludo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against peludos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
peludo
7 ch
peludos

Look-alike desk: peludo vs peludos

A purely visual mix-up. peludo ([peˈluð̞o]) and peludos ([peˈluð̞os]) 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) - “peludo” sits inside “peludos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peludo is recorded at frequency rank #22,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈluð̞o]. peludos is at rank #34,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈluð̞os].

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 56406, this pair ranks #74,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peludo vs peludos

Shared letters: delopu. Private to "peludo": -. Private to "peludos": s.

"peludo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "peludos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peludoepludo · pelduo · pelludo · peluddo · peluod · peuldo · pleudo · ppeludo
  • peludosepludos · pelduos · pelludos · peluddos · peludoss · peludso · peluods · peuldos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "peludo" for "peludos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peˈluð̞o] versus [peˈluð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peludo" or "peludos"?
"peludo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,142 in our Spanish list, against #34,264 for "peludos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "peludo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peludos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peludo" and "peludos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs peludos". 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 #74,739 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