Which to use
“piadoso” and “picados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,215
- “piadoso” frequency rank
- #49,193
- “picados” frequency rank
- 85408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piadoso | picados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Benigno, blando, misericordioso; que se inclina a la piedad y conmiseración. | Forma del plural de picado. |
Where the eye mixes piadoso and picados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piadoso vs picados
A purely visual mix-up. piadoso ([pjaˈð̞oso]) and picados ([piˈkað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piadoso is recorded at frequency rank #36,215, classified as anadj, pronounced [pjaˈð̞oso]. picados is at rank #49,193, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞os].
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 85408, this pair ranks #6,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of piadoso vs picados
Shared letters: adiops. Private to "piadoso": -. Private to "picados": c.
"piadoso" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "picados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piadoso" for "picados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "piadoso" or "picados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "piadoso" and "picados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piadoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piadoso" and "picados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picados vs picazón". 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 #6,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.