Which to use
“pitón” and “pitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,992
- “pitón” frequency rank
- #31,493
- “pitos” frequency rank
- 79485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pitón | pitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punta del asta de un animal. | Forma del plural de pito. |
Where the eye mixes pitón and pitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pitón and pitos
A purely visual mix-up. pitón ([piˈt̪õn]) and pitos ([ˈpit̪os]) 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 79485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pitón is recorded at frequency rank #47,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈt̪õn]. pitos is at rank #31,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpit̪os].
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 79485, this pair ranks #12,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pitón vs pitos
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "pitón": nó. Private to "pitos": os.
"pitón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pitos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pitos ← iptos · piots · pitoss · pitso · pittos · ppitos · ptios
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pitón" and "pitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pitón" vs "pitos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pitón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pitón" and "pitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilón vs pitón". 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 #12,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.