Which to use
“patín” and “patio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,109
- “patín” frequency rank
- #3,277
- “patio” frequency rank
- 49386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patín | patio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petrel. | Espacio cerrado con paredes o galerías, que en las casas y otros edificios se deja al descubierto. |
Where the eye mixes patín and patio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. patín (CVCVC) and patio (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between patín and patio
A purely visual mix-up. patín ([paˈt̪ĩn]) and patio ([ˈpat̪jo]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patín is recorded at frequency rank #46,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ĩn]. patio is at rank #3,277, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪jo].
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 49386, this pair ranks #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patín vs patio
Shared letters: apt. Private to "patín": ní. Private to "patio": io.
"patín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "patio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- patio ← aptio · paito · patoi · pattio · ppatio · ptaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patín" for "patio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "patín" or "patio"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "patín" and "patio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patín" and "patio" 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 #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.