Which to use
“pillan” and “pintan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,492
- “pillan” frequency rank
- #16,672
- “pintan” frequency rank
- 48164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillan | pintan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de pintar. |
Where the eye mixes pillan and pintan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pillan and pintan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pillan vs pintan
A purely visual mix-up. pillan ([ˈpiʝãn]) and pintan ([ˈpĩn̪t̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48164, 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]. pintan is at rank #16,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪ãn].
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 48164, this pair ranks #115,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pillan vs pintan
Shared letters: ainp. Private to "pillan": l. Private to "pintan": t.
"pillan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pintan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pillan" and "pintan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pillan" vs "pintan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "pintan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillan" and "pintan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillan vs pillen". 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 #115,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.