Which to use
“pimiento” and “pimientos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,601
- “pimiento” frequency rank
- #28,876
- “pimientos” frequency rank
- 53477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pimiento | pimientos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruto en baya de cualquier especie del género Capsicum, que comprende varias especies de plantas solanáceas oriundas del continente americano; se consume en diferentes preparaciones y se emplea como medicina. Varía en coloración y tamaño de acuerdo a la variedad; puede ser cúbico, cónico o esférico. De interior hueco, está dividido en dos o cuatro costillas verticales interiores que portan las semillas; cuando madura sus colores abarcan, según la especie, desde el blanco y el amarillo hasta el morado intenso, pasando por el naranja, el rojo brillante y el lavanda; el color verde es señal de inmadurez, aunque muchas especies se consumen también de ese modo. Se ingieren crudos o cocidos en innumerables preparaciones. Muchas variedades son de sabor intensamente picante por su alto contenido en capsaicina, único rasgo en común que portan con la pimienta. | Forma del plural de pimiento. |
Where the eye mixes pimiento and pimientos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pimiento runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against pimientos's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pimiento and pimientos
A purely visual mix-up. pimiento ([piˈmjẽn̪t̪o]) and pimientos ([piˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pimiento” sits inside “pimientos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pimiento is recorded at frequency rank #24,601, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. pimientos is at rank #28,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piˈmjẽn̪t̪os].
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 53477, this pair ranks #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pimiento vs pimientos
Shared letters: eimnopt. Private to "pimiento": -. Private to "pimientos": s.
"pimiento" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "pimientos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pimiento" and "pimientos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pimiento" or "pimientos" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pimiento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pimientos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pimiento" and "pimientos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pimentón vs pimientos". 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 #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.