Which to use
“pesada” and “pesados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,214
- “pesada” frequency rank
- #8,692
- “pesados” frequency rank
- 14906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesada | pesados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pesado, participio de pesar. | Forma del plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pesada and pesados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pesada and pesados
A purely visual mix-up. pesada ([peˈsað̞a]) and pesados ([peˈsað̞os]) 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 14906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesada is recorded at frequency rank #6,214, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞a]. pesados is at rank #8,692, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞os].
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 14906, this pair ranks #282,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pesada vs pesados
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pesada": -. Private to "pesados": o.
"pesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pesados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesada" and "pesados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pesada" or "pesados"?
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 "pesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesada" and "pesados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pesados". 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 #282,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.