Which to use
“picture” and “pintura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,261
- “picture” frequency rank
- #2,413
- “pintura” frequency rank
- 39674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picture | pintura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pintura, cuadro, retrato. | Arte que se ocupa de la técnica de pintar. |
Where the eye mixes picture and pintura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. picture and pintura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: picture vs pintura
A purely visual mix-up. picture (/ˈpɪk.t͡ʃə/) and pintura ([pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
picture is recorded at frequency rank #37,261, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɪk.t͡ʃə/. pintura is at rank #2,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa].
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 39674, this pair ranks #163,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of picture vs pintura
Shared letters: iprtu. Private to "picture": ce. Private to "pintura": an.
"picture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pintura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picture" for "pintura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "picture" vs "pintura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "picture" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picture" and "pintura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picture vs pictures". 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 #163,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.