pillan

[ˈpiʝãn]

/[ˈpiʝãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“pillan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,492
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pillan · pillan · Spanish

pillan · rank #31,492 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,492
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pitos

Nearest frequency peer: pitos (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pillan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pillan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pillan vs plan
67% similar
pillan vs polla
67% similar
pillan vs piola
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pillan
PropertyValue
Headwordpillan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpiʝãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,492
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pillan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pillancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pitos” (#31,493), “petróleos” (#31,490), “perversos” (#31,489). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pillan” va en #31,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pillan (IPA [ˈpiʝãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,492 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pillan, with forms such as "ipllan", "pilaln", and "pilan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plan", "polla", "piola", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pillan, spelled P-I-L-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipllan
  • pilaln
  • pilan
  • pillann
  • pillna
  • plilan
  • ppillan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pillan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipllan2pilaln2pilan1pillann1pillna2plilan2ppillan1
Edit distance from "pillan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pillan"?
"pillan" is spelled P-I-L-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpiʝãn].
What does "pillan" mean?
As a verb, "pillan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar.
What words are commonly confused with "pillan"?
"pillan" is commonly confused with "plan", "polla", "piola". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pillan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pillan" is [ˈpiʝãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pillan" come from?
"pillan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pillan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

orando#31,471Monroy#31,445rindan#31,539medium#31,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pitos7 variantsOribe7 variantsmount7 variantsspeak7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list