Which to use
“pesadez” is a noun and “pesados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,118
- “pesadez” frequency rank
- #8,692
- “pesados” frequency rank
- 54810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesadez | pesados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calidad de pesado. | Forma del plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pesadez and pesados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pesadez and pesados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pesadez vs pesados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesadez is [pesaˈð̞es] while pesados is [peˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesadez is recorded at frequency rank #46,118, classified as anoun, pronounced [pesaˈð̞es]. 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 54810, this pair ranks #81,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pesadez vs pesados
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pesadez": z. Private to "pesados": o.
"pesadez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesadez" and "pesados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pesadez" vs "pesados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pesadez" and "pesados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadez" 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 #81,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesadez" and "pesados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Peláez vs pesadez". 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 #81,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.