Which to use
“pelo” and “pilón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,328
- “pelo” frequency rank
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- 49319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pelo | pilón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filamento de queratina que crece en la piel de humanos y animales, cubren parte de la cabeza u otras partes del cuerpo, tiene una raíz bulbosa que nace en los poros de la piel. | 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 pelo and pilón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pelo with pilón
A purely visual mix-up. pelo ([ˈpelo]) and pilón ([piˈlõn]) 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 49319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pelo is recorded at frequency rank #1,328, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpelo]. 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 49319, this pair ranks #109,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pelo vs pilón
Shared letters: lp. Private to "pelo": eo. Private to "pilón": inó.
"pelo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelo ← eplo · pello · peol · pleo · ppelo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pelo" for "pilón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pelo" or "pilón" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pelo" and "pilón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pelo" 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 #109,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pelo" and "pilón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillen vs pilón". 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 #109,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.