Which to use
“pintas” is a noun and “ponías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,107
- “pintas” frequency rank
- #48,607
- “ponías” frequency rank
- 69714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintas | ponías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de poner. |
Where the eye mixes pintas and ponías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pintas (CVCCVC) and ponías (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pintas vs ponías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pintas is [ˈpĩn̪t̪as] while ponías is [poˈnias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintas is recorded at frequency rank #21,107, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. ponías is at rank #48,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈnias].
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 69714, this pair ranks #31,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pintas vs ponías
Shared letters: anps. Private to "pintas": it. Private to "ponías": oí.
"pintas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ponías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pintas ← ipntas · pinats · pinntas · pintass · pintsa · pinttas · pitnas · pnitas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pintas" for "ponías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pintas" vs "ponías" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pintas" and "ponías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintas" and "ponías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponías 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 #31,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.