Which to use
“pique” and “póquer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,238
- “pique” frequency rank
- #35,711
- “póquer” frequency rank
- 52949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pique | póquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resentimiento, desazón o disgusto ocasionado de una disputa u otra cosa semejante. | Juego de cartas que consiste en combinar de diversas formas cinco cartas del mismo valor o del mismo color; gana la partida el jugador que obtiene la combinación de más valor |
Where the eye mixes pique and póquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pique runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against póquer's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pique with póquer
A purely visual mix-up. pique ([ˈpike]) and póquer ([ˈpokeɾ]) 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 52949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pique is recorded at frequency rank #17,238, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpike]. póquer is at rank #35,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpokeɾ].
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 52949, this pair ranks #90,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pique vs póquer
Shared letters: epqu. Private to "pique": i. Private to "póquer": ró.
"pique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "póquer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pique ← ipque · piqeu · piqque · piuqe · ppique · pqiue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pique" for "póquer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pique" vs "póquer" - which ranks higher?
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 "pique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "póquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pique" and "póquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peques vs póquer". 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 #90,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.