Which to use
“pisado” and “pisan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,762
- “pisado” frequency rank
- #35,687
- “pisan” frequency rank
- 61449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisado | pisan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pisar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pisado and pisan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pisado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pisan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pisado vs pisan
A purely visual mix-up. pisado ([piˈsað̞o]) and pisan ([ˈpisãn]) 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 61449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisado is recorded at frequency rank #25,762, classified as averb, pronounced [piˈsað̞o]. pisan is at rank #35,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisãn].
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 61449, this pair ranks #55,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pisado vs pisan
Shared letters: aips. Private to "pisado": do. Private to "pisan": n.
"pisado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pisan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pisado" for "pisan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pisado" vs "pisan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisado" and "pisan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs pisan". 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 #55,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.