Which to use
“pintado” is a noun and “plantado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,694
- “pintado” frequency rank
- #20,162
- “plantado” frequency rank
- 28856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintado | plantado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pelo de caballo a lunares. | Participio de plantar. |
Where the eye mixes pintado and plantado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pintado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against plantado's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pintado with plantado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pintado is [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞o] while plantado is [plãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. 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 28856, 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]. plantado is at rank #20,162, tagged as averb, pronounced [plãn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 28856, this pair ranks #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pintado vs plantado
Shared letters: adnopt. Private to "pintado": i. Private to "plantado": l.
"pintado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "plantado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pintado" for "plantado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pintado" or "plantado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintado" and "plantado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plantadas vs plantado". 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 #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.