Which to use
“pesca” and “pica” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,870
- “pesca” frequency rank
- #10,902
- “pica” frequency rank
- 14772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesca | pica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pescar. | Lanza de 3 o más metros, compuesta de un asta con un hierro pequeño y agudo en el extremo superior. |
Where the eye mixes pesca and pica
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pesca runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pica's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pesca vs pica
A purely visual mix-up. pesca ([ˈpeska]) and pica ([ˈpika]) 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 14772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesca is recorded at frequency rank #3,870, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeska]. pica is at rank #10,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpika].
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 14772, this pair ranks #282,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pesca vs pica
Shared letters: acp. Private to "pesca": es. Private to "pica": i.
"pesca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pica" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pesca" for "pica" ever safe?
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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 "pesca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesca" and "pica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pica vs PRC". 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 #282,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.