Which to use
“pintos” and “pitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,922
- “pintos” frequency rank
- #31,493
- “pitos” frequency rank
- 71415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintos | pitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pinto. | Forma del plural de pito. |
Where the eye mixes pintos and pitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pintos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pitos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pintos vs pitos
A purely visual mix-up. pintos ([ˈpĩn̪t̪os]) and pitos ([ˈpit̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71415, 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]. pitos is at rank #31,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpit̪os].
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 71415, this pair ranks #27,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pintos vs pitos
Shared letters: iopst. Private to "pintos": n. Private to "pitos": -.
"pintos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pitos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pintos" and "pitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pintos" or "pitos"?
Useful next steps
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 "pitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintos" and "pitos" 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 #27,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.