Which to use
“pata” and “patín” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,869
- “pata” frequency rank
- #46,109
- “patín” frequency rank
- 51978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pata | patín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funcionalmente similar, es sin embargo evolutivamente muy diferente entre invertebrados y vertebrados. En estos últimos está por lo general dividida claramente en dos secciones, articuladas en la rodilla. | Petrel. |
Where the eye mixes pata and patín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pata runs 4 letters (CVCV) against patín's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pata and patín
A purely visual mix-up. pata ([ˈpat̪a]) and patín ([paˈt̪ĩn]) 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 51978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pata is recorded at frequency rank #5,869, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪a]. patín is at rank #46,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ĩn].
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 51978, this pair ranks #95,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pata vs patín
Shared letters: apt. Private to "pata": -. Private to "patín": ní.
"pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "patín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pata ← paat · patta · ppata · ptaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pata" for "patín" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pata" or "patín" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pata" and "patín" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pata" and "patín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs patín". 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 #95,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.