Which to use
“podrida” and “podridos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,943
- “podrida” frequency rank
- #34,722
- “podridos” frequency rank
- 51665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podrida | podridos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de podrido. | Forma del plural de podrido. |
Where the eye mixes podrida and podridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. podrida runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against podridos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: podrida vs podridos
A purely visual mix-up. podrida ([poˈð̞ɾið̞a]) and podridos ([poˈð̞ɾið̞os]) 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 51665, 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]. podridos is at rank #34,722, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈð̞ɾið̞os].
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 51665, this pair ranks #96,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of podrida vs podridos
Shared letters: diopr. Private to "podrida": a. Private to "podridos": s.
"podrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "podridos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "podrida" and "podridos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "podrida" or "podridos" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "podridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podrida" and "podridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "podríais vs podridos". 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 #96,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.