Which to use
“pestes” and “puestos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,769
- “pestes” frequency rank
- #1,787
- “puestos” frequency rank
- 35556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pestes | puestos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peste. | Forma del plural de puesto. |
Where the eye mixes pestes and puestos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pestes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against puestos's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pestes and puestos
A purely visual mix-up. pestes ([ˈpest̪es]) and puestos ([ˈpwest̪os]) 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 35556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pestes is recorded at frequency rank #33,769, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpest̪es]. puestos is at rank #1,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpwest̪os].
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 35556, this pair ranks #185,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pestes vs puestos
Shared letters: epst. Private to "pestes": -. Private to "puestos": ou.
"pestes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "puestos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pestes" for "puestos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pestes" or "puestos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pestes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puestos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pestes" and "puestos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peines vs pestes". 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 #185,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.