pilladovspillaronWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#16,671
“pillado” frequency rank
#43,174
“pillaron” frequency rank
59845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pillado pillaron
Definition Juego infantil que consiste en perseguir a alguien hasta tocarlo o atraparlo. Tiene muchas variantes, según se juegue de a dos o más personas y con reglas que faciliten o dificulten el pillar a los que escapan. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pillar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pillado and pillaron apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
pillado
8 ch
pillaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pillado is [piˈʝað̞o] while pillaron is [piˈʝaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pillado is recorded at frequency rank #16,671, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈʝað̞o]. pillaron is at rank #43,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈʝaɾõn].

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 59845, this pair ranks #61,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pillado vs pillaron

Shared letters: ailop. Private to "pillado": d. Private to "pillaron": nr.

"pillado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "pillaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pilladoipllado · pilado · pilaldo · pilladdo · pillaod · pilldao · plilado · ppillado
  • pillaronipllaron · pilalron · pilaron · pillaorn · pillarno · pillaronn · pillarron · pillraon

Frequency comparison

pillado#16,671
pillaron#43,174

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pillado" and "pillaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pillado" is a noun and "pillaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pillado" or "pillaron"?
"pillado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,671 in our Spanish list, against #43,174 for "pillaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pillado vs pillaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “pillado”; for a verb, it's “pillaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pillado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list