Which to use
“picadas” and “picado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,684
- “picadas” frequency rank
- #12,669
- “picado” frequency rank
- 48353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picadas | picado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de picado. | Epíteto del patrón que se hace con picaduras para señalar un dibujo. |
Where the eye mixes picadas and picado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between picadas and picado
A purely visual mix-up. picadas ([piˈkað̞as]) and picado ([piˈkað̞o]) 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 48353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
picadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞as]. picado is at rank #12,669, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkað̞o].
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 48353, this pair ranks #114,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of picadas vs picado
Shared letters: acdip. Private to "picadas": s. Private to "picado": o.
"picadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "picado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "picadas" and "picado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "picadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "picado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picadas" and "picado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs picadas". 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 #114,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.