Which to use
“pilón” and “plan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,991
- “pilón” frequency rank
- #565
- “plan” frequency rank
- 48556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilón | plan |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Esquema o metódo de actuar o hacer o proceder, etc. |
Where the eye mixes pilón and plan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pilón vs plan
A purely visual mix-up. pilón ([piˈlõn]) and plan ([ˈplãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48556, 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]. plan is at rank #565, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplãn].
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 48556, this pair ranks #113,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilón vs plan
Shared letters: lnp. Private to "pilón": ió. Private to "plan": a.
"pilón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "plan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plan ← lpan · paln · plann · pllan · plna · pplan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pilón" and "plan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pilón" vs "plan" - which ranks higher?
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 "plan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilón" and "plan" 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 #113,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.