Which to use
“pierce” and “pierdes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,899
- “pierce” frequency rank
- #8,850
- “pierdes” frequency rank
- 32749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pierce | pierdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agujerear, perforar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes pierce and pierdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pierce runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against pierdes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pierce vs pierdes
A purely visual mix-up. pierce (/pɪrs/) and pierdes ([ˈpjeɾð̞es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pierce is recorded at frequency rank #23,899, classified as averb, pronounced /pɪrs/. 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 32749, this pair ranks #200,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pierce vs pierdes
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "pierce": c. Private to "pierdes": ds.
"pierce" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pierdes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pierce" and "pierdes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pierce" or "pierdes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pierce" and "pierdes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pierce" 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 #200,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pierce" and "pierdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pence vs pierce". 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 #200,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.