Which to use
“pires” and “pisas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,328
- “pires” frequency rank
- #42,076
- “pisas” frequency rank
- 89404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pires | pisas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pirar o de pirarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pires and pisas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pires and pisas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pires and pisas
A purely visual mix-up. pires ([ˈpiɾes]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pires is recorded at frequency rank #47,328, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpiɾes]. 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 89404, this pair ranks #3,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pires vs pisas
Shared letters: ips. Private to "pires": er. Private to "pisas": a.
"pires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pisas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pires" for "pisas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pires" or "pisas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pires" and "pisas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pires" 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 #3,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pires" and "pisas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pires vs prey". 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 #3,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.