Which to use
“pesetas” is a noun and “pésimas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,215
- “pesetas” frequency rank
- #31,512
- “pésimas” frequency rank
- 43727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesetas | pésimas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peseta. | Forma del femenino plural de pésimo. |
Where the eye mixes pesetas and pésimas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pesetas and pésimas 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 pesetas with pésimas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesetas is [peˈset̪as] while pésimas is [ˈpesimas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesetas is recorded at frequency rank #12,215, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈset̪as]. pésimas is at rank #31,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimas].
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 43727, this pair ranks #141,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesetas vs pésimas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pesetas": et. Private to "pésimas": imé.
"pesetas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pésimas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pesetas ← epsetas · pecetas · peestas · peseats · pesetass · pesetsa · pesettas · pessetas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesetas" and "pésimas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pesetas" or "pésimas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesetas" and "pésimas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesetas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesetas" and "pésimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pepitas vs pésimas". 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 #141,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.