Which to use
“pie” and “pis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,022
- “pie” frequency rank
- #19,527
- “pis” frequency rank
- 20549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pie | pis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Miembro del cuerpo que se encuentra al final de las piernas y debajo del tobillo. | Secreción líquida de los riñones, conducida a la vejiga por los uréteres y expelida por la uretra. |
Where the eye mixes pie and pis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pie with pis
A purely visual mix-up. pie ([ˈpje]) and pis ([ˈpis]) 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 a single letter - e in “pie” becomes s in “pis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pie is recorded at frequency rank #1,022, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpje]. pis is at rank #19,527, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpis].
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 20549, this pair ranks #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pie vs pis
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pie": e. Private to "pis": s.
"pie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "pis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pie" and "pis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pie" or "pis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pie" and "pis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pie" and "pis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pis vs PRC". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.