Which to use
“peine” and “peines” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,895
- “peine” frequency rank
- #49,852
- “peines” frequency rank
- 73747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peine | peines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utensilio plano con púas que sirve para arreglar, desenredar y limpiar el cabello u otras fibras. | Forma del plural de peine. |
Where the eye mixes peine and peines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. peine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against peines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peine with peines
A purely visual mix-up. peine ([ˈpejne]) and peines ([ˈpejnes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “peine” sits inside “peines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peine is recorded at frequency rank #23,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpejne]. peines is at rank #49,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpejnes].
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 73747, this pair ranks #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peine vs peines
Shared letters: einp. Private to "peine": -. Private to "peines": s.
"peine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "peines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peine" for "peines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peine" or "peines"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peine" and "peines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peine" and "peines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peines vs pires". 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 #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.