Which to use
“pintados” is a participle and “pintas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,939
- “pintados” frequency rank
- #21,107
- “pintas” frequency rank
- 38046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintados | pintas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pintado, participio de pintar. | Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar. |
Where the eye mixes pintados and pintas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pintados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pintas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pintados with pintas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pintados is [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞os] while pintas is [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 38046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintados is recorded at frequency rank #16,939, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. pintas is at rank #21,107, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪as].
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 38046, this pair ranks #172,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pintados vs pintas
Shared letters: ainpst. Private to "pintados": do. Private to "pintas": -.
"pintados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pintas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pintados" and "pintas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pintados" or "pintas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintados" and "pintas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintas vs postas". 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 #172,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.