pisosvsprosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,341
“pisos” frequency rank
#21,806
“pros” frequency rank
27147
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pisos pros
Definition Forma del plural de piso. Forma del plural de pro.

Where the eye mixes pisos and pros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pisos
4 ch
pros

Look-alike desk: pisos vs pros

A purely visual mix-up. pisos ([ˈpisos]) and pros ([ˈpɾos]) 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 27147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pisos is recorded at frequency rank #5,341, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpisos]. pros is at rank #21,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾos].

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 27147, this pair ranks #228,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pisos vs pros

Shared letters: ops. Private to "pisos": i. Private to "pros": r.

"pisos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pisosipsos · pioss · pisoss · pissos · ppisos · psios
  • prospors · ppros · pross · prros · prso · rpos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pisos" and "pros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpisos] versus [ˈpɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pisos" or "pros" show up more?
"pisos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,341 in our Spanish list, against #21,806 for "pros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pisos" and "pros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pisos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pisos" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "probo vs pros". 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 #228,234 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