Which to use
“pensamos” is a verb and “pésimos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,031
- “pensamos” frequency rank
- #42,097
- “pésimos” frequency rank
- 46128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensamos | pésimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. | Forma del masculino plural de pésimo. |
Where the eye mixes pensamos and pésimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pensamos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pésimos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pensamos with pésimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensamos is [pẽnˈsamos] while pésimos is [ˈpesimos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,031, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsamos]. pésimos is at rank #42,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimos].
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 46128, this pair ranks #127,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensamos vs pésimos
Shared letters: mops. Private to "pensamos": aen. Private to "pésimos": ié.
"pensamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pésimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensamos ← epnsamos · penasmos · pennsamos · pensammos · pensamoss · pensamso · pensaoms · pensmaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pensamos" and "pésimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pensamos" or "pésimos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensamos" and "pésimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #127,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.