Which to use
“pierna” and “piernas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,637
- “pierna” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “piernas” frequency rank
- 7155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pierna | piernas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Miembros inferiores del ser humano y posteriores de otros vertebrados terrestres, que se insertan en la cadera y se emplean para la locomoción. | Forma del plural de pierna. |
Where the eye mixes pierna and piernas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pierna vs piernas
A purely visual mix-up. pierna ([ˈpjeɾna]) and piernas ([ˈpjeɾnas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pierna” sits inside “piernas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pierna is recorded at frequency rank #4,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeɾna]. piernas is at rank #2,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeɾnas].
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 7155, this pair ranks #308,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pierna vs piernas
Shared letters: aeinpr. Private to "pierna": -. Private to "piernas": s.
"pierna" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "piernas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pierna" and "piernas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pierna" vs "piernas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pierna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piernas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pierna" and "piernas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pierna vs puerca". 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 #308,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.