pijasvspisasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pijas is a noun, pisas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pijas” is a noun and “pisas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,921
“pijas” frequency rank
#42,076
“pisas” frequency rank
81997
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pijas pisas
Definition Forma del plural de pija. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pisar.

Where the eye mixes pijas and pisas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pijas and pisas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
pijas
5 ch
pisas

Look-alike desk: pijas vs pisas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pijas is [ˈpixas] while pisas is [ˈpisas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “pijas” becomes s in “pisas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pijas is recorded at frequency rank #39,921, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpixas]. pisas is at rank #42,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisas].

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 81997, this pair ranks #9,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pijas vs pisas

Shared letters: aips. Private to "pijas": j. Private to "pisas": -.

"pijas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pisas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pijas ← ipjas · piajs · pijass · pijjas · pijsa · pjias · ppijas
  • pisas ← ipsas · piass · pisass · pissas · ppisas · psias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pijas" and "pisas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pijas" is a noun and "pisas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pijas" or "pisas"?
"pijas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,921 in our Spanish list, against #42,076 for "pisas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pijas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pisas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pijas" and "pisas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisas vs postas". 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 #9,717 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