Which to use
“piensa” and “piensan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,062
- “piensa” frequency rank
- #2,128
- “piensan” frequency rank
- 3190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piensa | piensan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pensar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes piensa and piensan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piensa and piensan
A purely visual mix-up. piensa ([ˈpjẽnsa]) and piensan ([ˈpjẽnsãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “piensa” sits inside “piensan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piensa is recorded at frequency rank #1,062, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnsa]. piensan is at rank #2,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnsãn].
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 3190, this pair ranks #318,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piensa vs piensan
Shared letters: aeinps. Private to "piensa": -. Private to "piensan": -.
"piensa" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "piensan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piensa" for "piensan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "piensa" vs "piensan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piensa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piensan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piensa" and "piensan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piensan vs piensos". 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 #318,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.