Which to use
“piedra” and “píldora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,524
- “piedra” frequency rank
- #25,013
- “píldora” frequency rank
- 26537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piedra | píldora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo. | Masa pequeña, dura y seca, que cabe fácilmente en la boca y puede tragarse, y que a menudo se consume vía oral como medicamento. |
Where the eye mixes piedra and píldora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piedra vs píldora
A purely visual mix-up. piedra ([ˈpjeð̞ɾa]) and píldora ([ˈpil̪d̪oɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piedra is recorded at frequency rank #1,524, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeð̞ɾa]. píldora is at rank #25,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpil̪d̪oɾa].
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 26537, this pair ranks #231,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piedra vs píldora
Shared letters: adpr. Private to "piedra": ei. Private to "píldora": loí.
"piedra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "píldora" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- piedra ← ipedra · peidra · pidera · piedar · pieddra · piedrra · ppiedra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "piedra" and "píldora" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "piedra" or "píldora"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "piedra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "píldora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piedra" and "píldora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piadosa vs píldora". 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 #231,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.