Which to use
“pintada” is a participle and “putada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,315
- “pintada” frequency rank
- #39,408
- “putada” frequency rank
- 52723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintada | putada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pintado, participio de pintar. | Cuando alguien o algo le hace a una persona algo desagradable. |
Where the eye mixes pintada and putada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pintada and putada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pintada is [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while putada is [puˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52723, 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]. putada is at rank #39,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced [puˈt̪að̞a].
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 52723, this pair ranks #91,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pintada vs putada
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "pintada": in. Private to "putada": u.
"pintada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "putada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pintada" for "putada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pintada" vs "putada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "putada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintada" and "putada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pulida vs putada". 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 #91,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.