Which to use
“piolas” and “pisas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,216
- “piolas” frequency rank
- #42,076
- “pisas” frequency rank
- 78292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piolas | pisas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de piolar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes piolas and pisas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. piolas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against pisas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses piolas with pisas
A purely visual mix-up. piolas ([ˈpjolas]) and pisas ([ˈpisas]) 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 78292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piolas is recorded at frequency rank #36,216, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpjolas]. pisas is at rank #42,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisas].
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 78292, this pair ranks #14,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of piolas vs pisas
Shared letters: aips. Private to "piolas": lo. Private to "pisas": -.
"piolas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pisas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piolas" and "pisas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "piolas" or "pisas" show up more?
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 "piolas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piolas" and "pisas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisas 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 #14,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.