Which to use
“pidió” is a verb and “pido” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,874
- “pidió” frequency rank
- #2,308
- “pido” frequency rank
- 4182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pidió | pido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pedir. | En juegos infantiles como la mancha, utilizada para pedir una pausa o descanso. |
Where the eye mixes pidió and pido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pidió and pido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pidió is [piˈð̞jo] while pido is [ˈpið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pidió is recorded at frequency rank #1,874, classified as averb, pronounced [piˈð̞jo]. pido is at rank #2,308, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈpið̞o].
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 4182, this pair ranks #316,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pidió vs pido
Shared letters: dip. Private to "pidió": ó. Private to "pido": o.
"pidió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pido" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pido ← ipdo · pdio · piddo · piod · ppido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pidió" and "pido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pidió" or "pido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pidió" and "pido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pidió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pidió" and "pido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pido vs pitón". 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 #316,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.