Which to use
“pesadas” and “pisadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- #34,270
- “pisadas” frequency rank
- 47384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesadas | pisadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. | Forma del femenino plural de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pesadas and pisadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pesadas and pisadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pesadas with pisadas
A purely visual mix-up. pesadas ([peˈsað̞as]) and pisadas ([piˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - e in “pesadas” becomes i in “pisadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47384, 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]. pisadas is at rank #34,270, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞as].
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 47384, this pair ranks #120,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesadas vs pisadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pesadas": e. Private to "pisadas": i.
"pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pisadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesadas" for "pisadas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesadas" and "pisadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesadas" and "pisadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pisadas". 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 #120,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.