Which to use
“pelvis” and “polvos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,557
- “pelvis” frequency rank
- #19,212
- “polvos” frequency rank
- 45769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelvis | polvos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de polvo. |
Where the eye mixes pelvis and polvos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pelvis and polvos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pelvis with polvos
A purely visual mix-up. pelvis ([ˈpelβ̞is]) and polvos ([ˈpolβ̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelvis is recorded at frequency rank #26,557, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelβ̞is]. polvos is at rank #19,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpolβ̞os].
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 45769, this pair ranks #129,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelvis vs polvos
Shared letters: lpsv. Private to "pelvis": ei. Private to "polvos": o.
"pelvis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "polvos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pelvis" for "polvos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pelvis" vs "polvos" - which ranks higher?
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 "pelvis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "polvos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelvis" and "polvos" 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 #129,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.