Which to use
“pides” and “podes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,044
- “pides” frequency rank
- #4,450
- “podes” frequency rank
- 14494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pides | podes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pedir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de podar. |
Where the eye mixes pides and podes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pides with podes
A purely visual mix-up. pides ([ˈpið̞es]) and podes ([ˈpoð̞es]) 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 a single letter - i in “pides” becomes o in “podes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14494, 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]. podes is at rank #4,450, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpoð̞es].
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 14494, this pair ranks #283,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pides vs podes
Shared letters: deps. Private to "pides": i. Private to "podes": o.
"pides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "podes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pides" for "podes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pides" or "podes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pides" and "podes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "podes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pides" and "podes" 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 #283,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.