Which to use
“peludos” is a noun and “pesados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,264
- “peludos” frequency rank
- #8,692
- “pesados” frequency rank
- 42956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peludos | pesados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peludo. | Forma del plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes peludos and pesados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. peludos and pesados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: peludos vs pesados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peludos is [peˈluð̞os] while pesados is [peˈsað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peludos is recorded at frequency rank #34,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈluð̞os]. pesados is at rank #8,692, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞os].
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 42956, this pair ranks #145,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peludos vs pesados
Shared letters: deops. Private to "peludos": lu. Private to "pesados": a.
"peludos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peludos" and "pesados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peludos" or "pesados"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peludos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peludos" and "pesados" 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 #145,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.