Which to use
“pelan” and “pillan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,578
- “pelan” frequency rank
- #31,492
- “pillan” frequency rank
- 80070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelan | pillan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pelar o de pelarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar. |
Where the eye mixes pelan and pillan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pelan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pillan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pelan vs pillan
A purely visual mix-up. pelan ([ˈpelãn]) and pillan ([ˈpiʝãn]) 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 80070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelan is recorded at frequency rank #48,578, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpelãn]. pillan is at rank #31,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpiʝãn].
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 80070, this pair ranks #12,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pelan vs pillan
Shared letters: alnp. Private to "pelan": e. Private to "pillan": i.
"pelan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pillan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pelan" and "pillan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pelan" or "pillan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pelan" and "pillan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelan" and "pillan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs petar". 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 #12,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.