Which to use
“panes” is a noun and “pone” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,407
- “panes” frequency rank
- #857
- “pone” frequency rank
- 17264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | panes | pone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pan. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poner. |
Where the eye mixes panes and pone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between panes and pone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: panes is [ˈpanes] while pone is [ˈpone]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
panes is recorded at frequency rank #16,407, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpanes]. pone is at rank #857, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpone].
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 17264, this pair ranks #272,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of panes vs pone
Shared letters: enp. Private to "panes": as. Private to "pone": o.
"panes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "panes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "panes" and "pone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "panes vs peines". 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 #272,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.