Which to use
“pigmento” and “pigmentos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,782
- “pigmento” frequency rank
- #33,771
- “pigmentos” frequency rank
- 71553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pigmento | pigmentos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia de color, generalmente en forma de polvo fino, que según el medio en que se encuentra disuelto posibilita las distintas técnicas pictóricas. Se distinguen según su naturaleza: los pigmentos metálicos, los pigmentos minerales, los orgánicos y los organometálicos. | Forma del plural de pigmento. |
Where the eye mixes pigmento and pigmentos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pigmento runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against pigmentos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pigmento with pigmentos
A purely visual mix-up. pigmento ([piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]) and pigmentos ([piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪os]) 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) - “pigmento” sits inside “pigmentos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pigmento is recorded at frequency rank #37,782, classified as anoun, pronounced [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]. pigmentos is at rank #33,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪os].
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 71553, this pair ranks #27,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pigmento vs pigmentos
Shared letters: egimnopt. Private to "pigmento": -. Private to "pigmentos": s.
"pigmento" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "pigmentos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pigmento" and "pigmentos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pigmento" vs "pigmentos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pigmento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pigmentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pigmento" and "pigmentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pigmento vs pimentón". 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 #27,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.