Which to use
“pintos” and “piojos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,922
- “pintos” frequency rank
- #20,764
- “piojos” frequency rank
- 60686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintos | piojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pinto. | Forma del plural de piojo. |
Where the eye mixes pintos and piojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pintos (CVCCVC) and piojos (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pintos vs piojos
A purely visual mix-up. pintos ([ˈpĩn̪t̪os]) and piojos ([ˈpjoxos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintos is recorded at frequency rank #39,922, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪os]. piojos is at rank #20,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjoxos].
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 60686, this pair ranks #58,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pintos vs piojos
Shared letters: iops. Private to "pintos": nt. Private to "piojos": j.
"pintos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "piojos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pintos" and "piojos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pintos" or "piojos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pintos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piojos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintos" and "piojos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintos vs prontos". 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 #58,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.