Which to use
“pintura” and “pinturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,413
- “pintura” frequency rank
- #6,216
- “pinturas” frequency rank
- 8629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintura | pinturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arte que se ocupa de la técnica de pintar. | Forma del plural de pintura. |
Where the eye mixes pintura and pinturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pintura runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pinturas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pintura vs pinturas
A purely visual mix-up. pintura ([pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]) and pinturas ([pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pintura” sits inside “pinturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintura is recorded at frequency rank #2,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]. pinturas is at rank #6,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾas].
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 8629, this pair ranks #304,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pintura vs pinturas
Shared letters: ainprtu. Private to "pintura": -. Private to "pinturas": s.
"pintura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pinturas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pintura" and "pinturas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pintura" or "pinturas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pintura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintura" and "pinturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "panteras vs pinturas". 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 #304,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.