Which to use
“pendejada” and “pendejadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,268
- “pendejada” frequency rank
- #13,534
- “pendejadas” frequency rank
- 37802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendejada | pendejadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cosa de poco valor o poca importancia. | Forma del plural de pendejada. |
Where the eye mixes pendejada and pendejadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pendejada with pendejadas
A purely visual mix-up. pendejada ([pẽn̪d̪eˈxað̞a]) and pendejadas ([pẽn̪d̪eˈxað̞as]) 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) - “pendejada” sits inside “pendejadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendejada is recorded at frequency rank #24,268, classified as anoun, pronounced [pẽn̪d̪eˈxað̞a]. pendejadas is at rank #13,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pẽn̪d̪eˈxað̞as].
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 37802, this pair ranks #173,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendejada vs pendejadas
Shared letters: adejnp. Private to "pendejada": -. Private to "pendejadas": s.
"pendejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "pendejadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pendejada ← epndejada · pednejada · penddejada · pendeajda · pendejaad · pendejadda · pendejdaa · pendejjada
- pendejadas ← epndejadas · pednejadas · penddejadas · pendeajdas · pendejaads · pendejadass · pendejaddas · pendejadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pendejada" and "pendejadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pendejada" or "pendejadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pendejadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendejada" and "pendejadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendejada vs pendejas". 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 #173,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.