Which to use
“pilón” and “pisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- #5,341
- “pisos” frequency rank
- 53332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilón | pisos |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de piso. |
Where the eye mixes pilón and pisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pilón with pisos
A purely visual mix-up. pilón ([piˈlõn]) and pisos ([ˈpisos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53332, 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]. pisos is at rank #5,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpisos].
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 53332, this pair ranks #88,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilón vs pisos
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pilón": lnó. Private to "pisos": os.
"pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pisos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pisos ← ipsos · pioss · pisoss · pissos · ppisos · psios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilón" for "pisos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pilón" vs "pisos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pilón" and "pisos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilón" and "pisos" 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 #88,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.