Which to use
“pésimos” is an adjective and “pudimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,097
- “pésimos” frequency rank
- #6,347
- “pudimos” frequency rank
- 48444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pésimos | pudimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de pésimo. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poder. |
Where the eye mixes pésimos and pudimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pésimos and pudimos 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 pésimos with pudimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pésimos is [ˈpesimos] while pudimos is [puˈð̞imos]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pésimos is recorded at frequency rank #42,097, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimos]. pudimos is at rank #6,347, tagged as averb, pronounced [puˈð̞imos].
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 48444, this pair ranks #114,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pésimos vs pudimos
Shared letters: imops. Private to "pésimos": é. Private to "pudimos": du.
"pésimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pudimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pudimos ← pduimos · ppudimos · puddimos · pudimmos · pudimoss · pudimso · pudioms · pudmios
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pésimos" and "pudimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pésimos" or "pudimos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pésimos" and "pudimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pudimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pésimos" and "pudimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #114,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.