Which to use
“pintado” is a noun and “pintar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,694
- “pintado” frequency rank
- #6,339
- “pintar” frequency rank
- 15033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintado | pintar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pelo de caballo a lunares. | Representar en una superficie una imagen mediante trazos y colores. |
Where the eye mixes pintado and pintar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pintado with pintar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pintado is [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞o] while pintar is [pĩn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintado is recorded at frequency rank #8,694, classified as anoun, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. pintar is at rank #6,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 15033, this pair ranks #281,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pintado vs pintar
Shared letters: ainpt. Private to "pintado": do. Private to "pintar": r.
"pintado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pintar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pintado" for "pintar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pintado" or "pintar"?
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 "pintado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintado" and "pintar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintado vs pintamos". 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 #281,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.