Which to use
“pintada” and “pisada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,315
- “pintada” frequency rank
- #46,123
- “pisada” frequency rank
- 59438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintada | pisada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pintado, participio de pintar. | Forma del femenino de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pintada and pisada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pintada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pisada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pintada with pisada
A purely visual mix-up. pintada ([pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and pisada ([piˈsað̞a]) 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 59438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintada is recorded at frequency rank #13,315, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. pisada is at rank #46,123, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞a].
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 59438, this pair ranks #62,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pintada vs pisada
Shared letters: adip. Private to "pintada": nt. Private to "pisada": s.
"pintada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pisada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pintada" and "pisada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pintada" or "pisada"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pintada" and "pisada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintada" and "pisada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisada vs posado". 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 #62,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.