pierdovspisadoWhat's the difference?

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“pierdo” and “pisado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,851
“pierdo” frequency rank
#25,762
“pisado” frequency rank
34613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pierdo pisado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de perder o de perderse. Participio de pisar.

Where the eye mixes pierdo and pisado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pierdo
6 ch
pisado

Look-alike desk: pierdo vs pisado

A purely visual mix-up. pierdo ([ˈpjeɾð̞o]) and pisado ([piˈsað̞o]) 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 34613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pierdo is recorded at frequency rank #8,851, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpjeɾð̞o]. pisado is at rank #25,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈsað̞o].

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 34613, this pair ranks #190,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pierdo vs pisado

Shared letters: diop. Private to "pierdo": er. Private to "pisado": as.

"pierdo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "pisado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pierdoiperdo · peirdo · piedro · pierddo · pierod · pierrdo · piredo · ppierdo
  • pisadoipsado · piasdo · pisaddo · pisaod · pisdao · pissado · ppisado · psiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pierdo" and "pisado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpjeɾð̞o] versus [piˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pierdo" vs "pisado" - which ranks higher?
"pierdo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,851 in our Spanish list, against #25,762 for "pisado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pierdo" and "pisado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pierdo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pisado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #190,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pierdo" and "pisado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picados vs pisado". 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 #190,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list