Which to use
“pieles” is a noun and “pierdes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,903
- “pieles” frequency rank
- #8,850
- “pierdes” frequency rank
- 19753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pieles | pierdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de piel. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes pieles and pierdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pieles runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against pierdes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pieles and pierdes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pieles is [ˈpjeles] while pierdes is [ˈpjeɾð̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pieles is recorded at frequency rank #10,903, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeles]. pierdes is at rank #8,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjeɾð̞es].
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 19753, this pair ranks #262,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pieles vs pierdes
Shared letters: eips. Private to "pieles": l. Private to "pierdes": dr.
"pieles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pierdes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pieles" and "pierdes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pieles" or "pierdes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pieles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pierdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pieles" and "pierdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pieles vs pillen". 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 #262,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.