Which to use
“piensan” and “pienses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,128
- “piensan” frequency rank
- #8,294
- “pienses” frequency rank
- 10422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piensan | pienses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pensar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes piensan and pienses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piensan vs pienses
A purely visual mix-up. piensan ([ˈpjẽnsãn]) and pienses ([ˈpjẽnses]) 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 10422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piensan is recorded at frequency rank #2,128, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnsãn]. pienses is at rank #8,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnses].
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 10422, this pair ranks #298,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piensan vs pienses
Shared letters: einps. Private to "piensan": a. Private to "pienses": -.
"piensan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pienses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piensan" for "pienses" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "piensan" and "pienses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piensan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pienses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piensan" and "pienses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pienses 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 #298,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.