Which to use
“picadas” is an adjective and “picaduras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,684
- “picadas” frequency rank
- #38,300
- “picaduras” frequency rank
- 73984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picadas | picaduras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de picado. | Forma del plural de picadura. |
Where the eye mixes picadas and picaduras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses picadas with picaduras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: picadas is [piˈkað̞as] while picaduras is [pikaˈð̞uɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73984, 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]. picaduras is at rank #38,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pikaˈð̞uɾas].
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 73984, this pair ranks #22,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of picadas vs picaduras
Shared letters: acdips. Private to "picadas": -. Private to "picaduras": ru.
"picadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "picaduras" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picadas" for "picaduras" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "picadas" or "picaduras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "picadas" and "picaduras" 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 "picaduras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picadas" and "picaduras" 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 #22,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.