Which to use
“pensadas” and “pesadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,764
- “pensadas” frequency rank
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- 46878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensadas | pesadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pensado, participio de pensar. | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pensadas and pesadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pensadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pesadas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pensadas vs pesadas
A purely visual mix-up. pensadas ([pẽnˈsað̞as]) and pesadas ([peˈsað̞as]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensadas is recorded at frequency rank #33,764, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞as]. 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 46878, this pair ranks #123,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensadas vs pesadas
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pensadas": n. Private to "pesadas": -.
"pensadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pensadas" and "pesadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pensadas" vs "pesadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pensadas" and "pesadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensadas" and "pesadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pensadas". 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 #123,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.