Which to use
“pisada” is a participle and “pisado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,123
- “pisada” frequency rank
- #25,762
- “pisado” frequency rank
- 71885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisada | pisado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pisado, participio de pisar. | Participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pisada and pisado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pisada and pisado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pisada with pisado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pisada is [piˈsað̞a] while pisado is [piˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “pisada” becomes o in “pisado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisada is recorded at frequency rank #46,123, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞a]. pisado is at rank #25,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈsað̞o].
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 71885, this pair ranks #26,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pisada vs pisado
Shared letters: adips. Private to "pisada": -. Private to "pisado": o.
"pisada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pisado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pisada" and "pisado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pisada" or "pisado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pisada" and "pisado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisada" and "pisado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisada vs posado". 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 #26,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.