piecevspitchWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,109
“piece” frequency rank
#47,329
“pitch” frequency rank
75438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature piece pitch
Definition Pieza, trozo, pedazo. Un esfuerzo para vender o promover algo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set piece and pitch apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
piece
5 ch
pitch

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. piece (/piːs/) and pitch (/pɪt͡ʃ/) 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 75438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

piece is recorded at frequency rank #28,109, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːs/. pitch is at rank #47,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɪt͡ʃ/.

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 75438, this pair ranks #19,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of piece vs pitch

Shared letters: cip. Private to "piece": e. Private to "pitch": ht.

"piece" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "pitch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pieceipece · peice · picee · piecce · pieec · piese · ppiece
  • pitchiptch · picth · pitcch · pitchh · pithc · pittch · ppitch · ptich

Frequency comparison

piece#28,109
pitch#47,329

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "piece" and "pitch" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/piːs/ versus /pɪt͡ʃ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "piece" or "pitch"?
"piece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,109 in our Spanish list, against #47,329 for "pitch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering piece vs pitch

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “piece” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list