Which to use
“pides” and “pidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,044
- “pides” frequency rank
- #1,874
- “pidió” frequency rank
- 11918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pides | pidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pedir. |
Where the eye mixes pides and pidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pides and pidió
A purely visual mix-up. pides ([ˈpið̞es]) and pidió ([piˈð̞jo]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pides is recorded at frequency rank #10,044, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpið̞es]. pidió is at rank #1,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈð̞jo].
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 11918, this pair ranks #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pides vs pidió
Shared letters: dip. Private to "pides": es. Private to "pidió": ó.
"pides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pidió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pides ← ipdes · pdies · piddes · pidess · pidse · pieds · ppides
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pides" and "pidió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pides" or "pidió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pides" and "pidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peines vs pides". 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 #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.