Which to use
“pillan” and “pillen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,492
- “pillan” frequency rank
- #49,862
- “pillen” frequency rank
- 81354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillan | pillen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pillar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pillar. |
Where the eye mixes pillan and pillen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pillan and pillen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pillan and pillen
A purely visual mix-up. pillan ([ˈpiʝãn]) and pillen ([ˈpiʝẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “pillan” becomes e in “pillen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pillan is recorded at frequency rank #31,492, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpiʝãn]. pillen is at rank #49,862, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpiʝẽn].
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 81354, this pair ranks #10,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillan vs pillen
Shared letters: ilnp. Private to "pillan": a. Private to "pillen": e.
"pillan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pillen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pillan" for "pillen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pillan" vs "pillen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillan" and "pillen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillen vs pilón". 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 #10,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.