Which to use
“pidió” and “pudo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,874
- “pidió” frequency rank
- #902
- “pudo” frequency rank
- 2776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pidió | pudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poder. |
Where the eye mixes pidió and pudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pidió vs pudo
A purely visual mix-up. pidió ([piˈð̞jo]) and pudo ([ˈpuð̞o]) 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 2776, 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]. pudo is at rank #902, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpuð̞o].
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 2776, this pair ranks #319,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pidió vs pudo
Shared letters: dp. Private to "pidió": ió. Private to "pudo": ou.
"pidió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pudo ← pduo · ppudo · puddo · puod · updo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pidió" for "pudo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pidió" vs "pudo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pidió" and "pudo" 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 "pudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pidió" and "pudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pidió vs pipi". 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 #319,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.