pisadavspisadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pisada is a participle, pisado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pisada and pisado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
pisada
6 ch
pisado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • pisadaipsada · piasda · pisaad · pisadda · pisdaa · pissada · ppisada · psiada
  • pisadoipsado · piasdo · pisaddo · pisaod · pisdao · pissado · ppisado · psiado

Frequency comparison

pisada#46,123
pisado#25,762

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pisada" and "pisado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pisada" is a participle and "pisado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pisada" or "pisado"?
"pisado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,762 in our Spanish list, against #46,123 for "pisada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pisada vs pisado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “pisada”; for a verb, it's “pisado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pisada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list