Which to use
“pilón” and “pitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- #31,493
- “pitos” frequency rank
- 79484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilón | pitos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pito. |
Where the eye mixes pilón and pitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pilón vs pitos
A purely visual mix-up. pilón ([piˈlõn]) and pitos ([ˈpit̪os]) 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 79484, 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]. pitos is at rank #31,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpit̪os].
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 79484, this pair ranks #12,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilón vs pitos
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pilón": lnó. Private to "pitos": ost.
"pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pitos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pitos ← iptos · piots · pitoss · pitso · pittos · ppitos · ptios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilón" for "pitos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pilón" vs "pitos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilón" and "pitos" 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 #12,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.