Which to use
“picadas” is an adjective and “pisadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,684
- “picadas” frequency rank
- #34,270
- “pisadas” frequency rank
- 69954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picadas | pisadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de picado. | Forma del femenino plural de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes picadas and pisadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between picadas and pisadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: picadas is [piˈkað̞as] while pisadas is [piˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “picadas” becomes s in “pisadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69954, 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]. pisadas is at rank #34,270, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞as].
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 69954, this pair ranks #30,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of picadas vs pisadas
Shared letters: adips. Private to "picadas": c. Private to "pisadas": -.
"picadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pisadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "picadas" and "pisadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "picadas" or "pisadas"?
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 "pisadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picadas" and "pisadas" 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 #30,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.