Which to use
“pescador” and “pescadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,196
- “pescador” frequency rank
- #9,174
- “pescadores” frequency rank
- 24370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pescador | pescadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que extrae o intenta extraer peces u otros animales del agua. | Forma del plural de pescador. |
Where the eye mixes pescador and pescadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pescador runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pescadores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pescador and pescadores
A purely visual mix-up. pescador ([peskaˈð̞oɾ]) and pescadores ([peskaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “pescador” sits inside “pescadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pescador is recorded at frequency rank #15,196, classified as anadj, pronounced [peskaˈð̞oɾ]. pescadores is at rank #9,174, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peskaˈð̞oɾes].
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 24370, this pair ranks #241,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pescador vs pescadores
Shared letters: acdeoprs. Private to "pescador": -. Private to "pescadores": -.
"pescador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pescadores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pescador ← epscador · pecsador · pesacdor · pescaddor · pescadorr · pescadro · pescaodr · pesccador
- pescadores ← epscadores · pecsadores · pesacdores · pescaddores · pescadoers · pescadoress · pescadorres · pescadorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pescador" for "pescadores" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pescador" and "pescadores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pescador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pescador" and "pescadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecadora vs pescador". 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 #241,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.