Which to use
“podrido” and “poseído” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,982
- “podrido” frequency rank
- #22,819
- “poseído” frequency rank
- 36801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podrido | poseído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Echado a perder. | El que tiene en su cuerpo los espíritus malignos. |
Where the eye mixes podrido and poseído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. podrido (CVCCVCV) and poseído (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses podrido with poseído
A purely visual mix-up. podrido ([poˈð̞ɾið̞o]) and poseído ([poseˈið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
podrido is recorded at frequency rank #13,982, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈð̞ɾið̞o]. poseído is at rank #22,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poseˈið̞o].
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 36801, this pair ranks #178,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of podrido vs poseído
Shared letters: dop. Private to "podrido": ir. Private to "poseído": esí.
"podrido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "poseído" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- podrido ← opdrido · pdorido · poddrido · podirdo · podrdio · podriddo · podriod · podrrido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "podrido" for "poseído" ever safe?
Which is more common, "podrido" or "poseído"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "podrido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poseído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podrido" and "poseído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posado vs poseído". 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 #178,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.