Which to use
“piensos” and “pisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,194
- “piensos” frequency rank
- #5,341
- “pisos” frequency rank
- 54535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piensos | pisos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pienso. | Forma del plural de piso. |
Where the eye mixes piensos and pisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. piensos runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against pisos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses piensos with pisos
A purely visual mix-up. piensos ([ˈpjẽnsos]) and pisos ([ˈpisos]) 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 54535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piensos is recorded at frequency rank #49,194, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjẽnsos]. pisos is at rank #5,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpisos].
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 54535, this pair ranks #82,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piensos vs pisos
Shared letters: iops. Private to "piensos": en. Private to "pisos": -.
"piensos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pisos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piensos" for "pisos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "piensos" or "pisos"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piensos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piensos" and "pisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piensos vs prensas". 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 #82,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.