Which to use
“pesa” is a noun and “pisan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,938
- “pesa” frequency rank
- #35,687
- “pisan” frequency rank
- 42625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesa | pisan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza empleada en la balanza como patrón de medida para pesar objetos. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pesa and pisan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pesa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pisan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pesa and pisan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pesa is [ˈpesa] while pisan is [ˈpisãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesa is recorded at frequency rank #6,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpesa]. pisan is at rank #35,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisãn].
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 42625, this pair ranks #147,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesa vs pisan
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pesa": e. Private to "pisan": in.
"pesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pisan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesa" and "pisan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesa" and "pisan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs pisan". 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 #147,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.