Which to use
“pintadas” and “plantadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,761
- “pintadas” frequency rank
- #46,732
- “plantadas” frequency rank
- 60493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintadas | plantadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pintado, participio de pintar. | Forma del femenino plural de plantado, participio de plantar. |
Where the eye mixes pintadas and plantadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pintadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against plantadas's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pintadas with plantadas
A purely visual mix-up. pintadas ([pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) and plantadas ([plãn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) 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 60493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintadas is recorded at frequency rank #13,761, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. plantadas is at rank #46,732, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plãn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 60493, this pair ranks #58,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pintadas vs plantadas
Shared letters: adnpst. Private to "pintadas": i. Private to "plantadas": l.
"pintadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "plantadas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pintadas" and "plantadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pintadas" or "plantadas"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintadas" and "plantadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planeadas vs plantadas". 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 #58,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.