Which to use
“pantano” is a noun and “Patiño” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,666
- “pantano” frequency rank
- #25,394
- “Patiño” frequency rank
- 40060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pantano | Patiño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hondonada donde se recogen y naturalmente se detienen las aguas, con fondo más o menos cenagoso. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes pantano and Patiño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pantano runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Patiño's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pantano and Patiño
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pantano is [pãn̪ˈt̪ano] while Patiño is [paˈt̪iɲo]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pantano is recorded at frequency rank #14,666, classified as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪ano]. Patiño is at rank #25,394, tagged as aname, pronounced [paˈt̪iɲo].
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 40060, this pair ranks #161,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pantano vs Patiño
Shared letters: aopt. Private to "pantano": n. Private to "Patiño": iñ.
"pantano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Patiño" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pantano ← apntano · panatno · panntano · pantanno · pantaon · pantnao · panttano · patnano
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pantano" for "Patiño" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pantano" or "Patiño" show up more?
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 "pantano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Patiño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pantano" and "Patiño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pateo vs Patiño". 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 #161,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.