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

#5,341
“pisos” frequency rank
#36,777
“pulsos” frequency rank
42118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pisos pulsos
Definition Forma del plural de piso. Forma del plural de pulso.

Where the eye mixes pisos and pulsos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pisos
6 ch
pulsos

Look-alike desk: pisos vs pulsos

A purely visual mix-up. pisos ([ˈpisos]) and pulsos ([ˈpulsos]) 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 42118, 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]. pulsos is at rank #36,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpulsos].

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 42118, this pair ranks #149,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pisos vs pulsos

Shared letters: ops. Private to "pisos": i. Private to "pulsos": lu.

"pisos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pulsos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pisosipsos · pioss · pisoss · pissos · ppisos · psios
  • pulsosplusos · ppulsos · pullsos · puloss · pulsoss · pulssos · puslos · uplsos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pisos" and "pulsos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpisos] versus [ˈpulsos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pisos" or "pulsos"?
"pisos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,341 in our Spanish list, against #36,777 for "pulsos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pisos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pulsos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pisos" and "pulsos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillos vs pulsos". 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 #149,999 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