Which to use
“pillas” is an adjective and “pintas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,268
- “pillas” frequency rank
- #21,107
- “pintas” frequency rank
- 55375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillas | pintas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pillo₁. | Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar. |
Where the eye mixes pillas and pintas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pillas vs pintas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pillas is [ˈpiʝas] while pintas is [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pillas is recorded at frequency rank #34,268, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpiʝas]. pintas is at rank #21,107, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪as].
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 55375, this pair ranks #79,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillas vs pintas
Shared letters: aips. Private to "pillas": l. Private to "pintas": nt.
"pillas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pintas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pillas" and "pintas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pillas" or "pintas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillas" and "pintas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillas 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 #79,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.