Which to use
“pesadas” is a participle and “pescados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- #18,642
- “pescados” frequency rank
- 31756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesadas | pescados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. | Forma del plural de pescado. |
Where the eye mixes pesadas and pescados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pesadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pescados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pesadas with pescados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesadas is [peˈsað̞as] while pescados is [pesˈkað̞os]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesadas is recorded at frequency rank #13,114, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as]. pescados is at rank #18,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pesˈkað̞os].
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 31756, this pair ranks #205,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesadas vs pescados
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pesadas": -. Private to "pescados": co.
"pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pescados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesadas" and "pescados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pesadas" or "pescados" show up more?
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 "pesadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesadas" and "pescados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescados vs picados". 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 #205,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.