Which to use
“pelan” is a verb and “pilón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,578
- “pelan” frequency rank
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- 96569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelan | pilón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pelar o de pelarse. | Receptáculo de piedra, que se construye en las fuentes para que, cayendo el agua en él, sirva de abrevadero, de lavadero o para otros usos. |
Where the eye mixes pelan and pilón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pelan and pilón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pelan vs pilón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pelan is [ˈpelãn] while pilón is [piˈlõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96569, 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]. pilón is at rank #47,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piˈlõn].
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 96569, this pair ranks #323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pelan vs pilón
Shared letters: lnp. Private to "pelan": ae. Private to "pilón": ió.
"pelan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelan ← eplan · pealn · pelann · pellan · ppelan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pelan" and "pilón" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pelan" or "pilón"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelan" and "pilón" 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 #323 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.