Which to use
“picadas” and “pícara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,684
- “picadas” frequency rank
- #46,151
- “pícara” frequency rank
- 81835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picadas | pícara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de picado. | Forma del femenino singular de pícaro. |
Where the eye mixes picadas and pícara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between picadas and pícara
A purely visual mix-up. picadas ([piˈkað̞as]) and pícara ([ˈpikaɾa]) 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 81835, 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]. pícara is at rank #46,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpikaɾa].
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 81835, this pair ranks #9,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of picadas vs pícara
Shared letters: acp. Private to "picadas": dis. Private to "pícara": rí.
"picadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pícara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- picadas ← ipcadas · pciadas · piacdas · picaads · picadass · picaddas · picadsa · piccadas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picadas" for "pícara" ever safe?
Which is more common, "picadas" or "pícara"?
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 "picadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pícara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picadas" and "pícara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pícara vs pisada". 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 #9,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.