Which to use
“pesando” and “picando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,384
- “pesando” frequency rank
- #35,189
- “picando” frequency rank
- 74573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesando | picando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de pesar. | Gerundio de picar. |
Where the eye mixes pesando and picando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pesando vs picando
A purely visual mix-up. pesando ([peˈsãn̪d̪o]) and picando ([piˈkãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesando is recorded at frequency rank #39,384, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈsãn̪d̪o]. picando is at rank #35,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈkãn̪d̪o].
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 74573, this pair ranks #21,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pesando vs picando
Shared letters: adnop. Private to "pesando": es. Private to "picando": ci.
"pesando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "picando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesando" for "picando" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pesando" and "picando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesando" and "picando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesando vs petardo". 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 #21,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.