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 eye mixes piece and pitch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. piece (CVVCV) and pitch (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: piece vs pitch
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piece" for "pitch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "piece" vs "pitch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piece" and "pitch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pitch vs pitón". 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 #19,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.