Which to use
“podrida” and “podridas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,943
- “podrida” frequency rank
- #35,692
- “podridas” frequency rank
- 52635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podrida | podridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de podrido. | Forma del femenino plural de podrido. |
Where the eye mixes podrida and podridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: podrida vs podridas
A purely visual mix-up. podrida ([poˈð̞ɾið̞a]) and podridas ([poˈð̞ɾið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “podrida” sits inside “podridas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
podrida is recorded at frequency rank #16,943, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈð̞ɾið̞a]. podridas is at rank #35,692, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈð̞ɾið̞as].
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 52635, this pair ranks #91,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of podrida vs podridas
Shared letters: adiopr. Private to "podrida": -. Private to "podridas": s.
"podrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "podridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "podrida" and "podridas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "podrida" or "podridas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "podrida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "podridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podrida" and "podridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedradas vs podridas". 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 #91,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.