perchavspescaConfusable pair

Which to use

“percha” and “pesca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,253
“percha” frequency rank
#3,870
“pesca” frequency rank
41123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature percha pesca
Definition Útil de forma triangular que tiene un gancho en la parte superior, usado para colgar estirada una prenda de ropa. Acción o efecto de pescar.

Where the eye mixes percha and pesca

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
percha
5 ch
pesca

Visual trap between percha and pesca

A purely visual mix-up. percha ([ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]) and pesca ([ˈpeska]) 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 41123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

percha is recorded at frequency rank #37,253, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]. pesca is at rank #3,870, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeska].

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 41123, this pair ranks #155,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of percha vs pesca

Shared letters: acep. Private to "percha": hr. Private to "pesca": s.

"percha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "pesca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perchaeprcha · pecrha · percah · perccha · perchha · perhca · perrcha · ppercha
  • pescaepsca · pecsa · pesac · pescca · pessca · ppesca · pseca

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "percha" and "pesca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeɾt͡ʃa] versus [ˈpeska]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "percha" or "pesca"?
"pesca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,870 in our Spanish list, against #37,253 for "percha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "percha" and "pesca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "percha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pesca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "percha" and "pesca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs percha". 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 #155,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list