pisasvspixarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pisas” and “pixar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,076
“pisas” frequency rank
#36,752
“pixar” frequency rank
78828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pisas pixar
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pisar. Mear.

Where the eye mixes pisas and pixar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pisas and pixar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
pisas
5 ch
pixar

Visual trap between pisas and pixar

A purely visual mix-up. pisas ([ˈpisas]) and pixar ([piˈʃa]) 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 78828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pisas is recorded at frequency rank #42,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpisas]. pixar is at rank #36,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈʃa].

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 78828, this pair ranks #13,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pisas vs pixar

Shared letters: aip. Private to "pisas": s. Private to "pixar": rx.

"pisas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pixar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pisas ← ipsas · piass · pisass · pissas · ppisas · psias
  • pixar ← ipxar · piaxr · pixarr · pixra · pixxar · ppixar · pxiar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pisas" and "pixar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpisas] versus [piˈʃa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pisas" or "pixar"?
"pixar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,752 in our Spanish list, against #42,076 for "pisas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pisas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pixar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pisas" and "pixar" 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 #13,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list