Which to use
“pillado” is a noun and “pillo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,671
- “pillado” frequency rank
- #18,643
- “pillo” frequency rank
- 35314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillado | pillo |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Se dice del pícaro que no tiene crianza ni buenos modales. |
Where the eye mixes pillado and pillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pillado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pillo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pillado vs pillo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pillado is [piˈʝað̞o] while pillo is [ˈpiʝo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35314, 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]. pillo is at rank #18,643, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpiʝo].
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 35314, this pair ranks #186,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pillado vs pillo
Shared letters: ilop. Private to "pillado": ad. Private to "pillo": -.
"pillado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pillo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pillado" and "pillo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pillado" or "pillo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillado" and "pillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillen vs pillo". 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 #186,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.