Which to use
“pira” is a noun and “pisas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,006
- “pira” frequency rank
- #42,076
- “pisas” frequency rank
- 83082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pira | pisas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hoguera en que antiguamente se quemaban los cuerpos de los difuntos y las víctimas de los sacrificios. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pira and pisas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pira runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pisas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pira and pisas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pira is [ˈpiɾa] while pisas is [ˈpisas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pira is recorded at frequency rank #41,006, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpiɾa]. 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 83082, this pair ranks #8,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pira vs pisas
Shared letters: aip. Private to "pira": r. Private to "pisas": s.
"pira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pisas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pira" for "pisas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pira" or "pisas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pira" and "pisas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pira" 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 #8,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pira" 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 #8,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.