Which to use
“pisan” is a verb and “piso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,687
- “pisan” frequency rank
- #1,419
- “piso” frequency rank
- 37106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisan | piso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. | Acción o efecto de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pisan and piso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pisan with piso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pisan is [ˈpisãn] while piso is [ˈpiso]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisan is recorded at frequency rank #35,687, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpisãn]. piso is at rank #1,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpiso].
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 37106, this pair ranks #177,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pisan vs piso
Shared letters: ips. Private to "pisan": an. Private to "piso": o.
"pisan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "piso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pisan" for "piso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pisan" vs "piso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pisan" and "piso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisan" and "piso" 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 #177,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.