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“persianas” and “pestañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,339
“persianas” frequency rank
#15,448
“pestañas” frequency rank
44787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature persianas pestañas
Definition Forma del plural de persiana. Forma del plural de pestaña.

Where the eye mixes persianas and pestañas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
persianas
8 ch
pestañas

Look-alike desk: persianas vs pestañas

A purely visual mix-up. persianas ([peɾˈsjanas]) and pestañas ([pesˈt̪aɲas]) 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 44787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

persianas is recorded at frequency rank #29,339, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈsjanas]. pestañas is at rank #15,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pesˈt̪aɲas].

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 44787, this pair ranks #135,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of persianas vs pestañas

Shared letters: aeps. Private to "persianas": inr. Private to "pestañas": .

"persianas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "pestañas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • persianaseprsianas · percianas · perisanas · perrsianas · persainas · persiaans · persianass · persiannas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "persianas" and "pestañas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈsjanas] versus [pesˈt̪aɲas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "persianas" vs "pestañas" - which ranks higher?
"pestañas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,448 in our Spanish list, against #29,339 for "persianas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "persianas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pestañas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "persianas" and "pestañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persiana vs persianas". 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 #135,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list