Which to use
“piense” and “pies” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,339
- “piense” frequency rank
- #1,492
- “pies” frequency rank
- 6831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piense | pies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de pensar. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de piar. |
Where the eye mixes piense and pies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piense and pies
A purely visual mix-up. piense ([ˈpjẽnse]) and pies ([ˈpjes]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piense is recorded at frequency rank #5,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnse]. pies is at rank #1,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjes].
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 6831, this pair ranks #309,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piense vs pies
Shared letters: eips. Private to "piense": n. Private to "pies": -.
"piense" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piense" and "pies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "piense" or "pies" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "piense" and "pies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piense" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piense" and "pies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pence vs piense". 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 #309,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.