Which to use
“pilón” is a noun and “pisan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- #35,687
- “pisan” frequency rank
- 83678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilón | pisan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Receptáculo de piedra, que se construye en las fuentes para que, cayendo el agua en él, sirva de abrevadero, de lavadero o para otros usos. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pilón and pisan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pilón vs pisan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pilón is [piˈlõn] while pisan is [ˈpisãn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilón is recorded at frequency rank #47,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈlõn]. pisan is at rank #35,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisãn].
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 83678, this pair ranks #7,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilón vs pisan
Shared letters: inp. Private to "pilón": ló. Private to "pisan": as.
"pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pisan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pisan ← ipsan · piasn · pisann · pisna · pissan · ppisan · psian
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilón" and "pisan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pilón" or "pisan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilón" and "pisan" 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 #7,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.