pitónvsputosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#47,992
“pitón” frequency rank
#8,169
“putos” frequency rank
56161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pitón putos
Definition Punta del asta de un animal. Forma del plural de puto.

Where the eye mixes pitón and putos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pitón
5 ch
putos

Visual trap between pitón and putos

A purely visual mix-up. pitón ([piˈt̪õn]) and putos ([ˈput̪os]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56161, 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]. putos is at rank #8,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈput̪os].

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 56161, this pair ranks #75,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pitón vs putos

Shared letters: pt. Private to "pitón": inó. Private to "putos": osu.

"pitón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "putos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • putospputos · ptuos · puots · putoss · putso · puttos · uptos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pitón" for "putos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([piˈt̪õn] versus [ˈput̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pitón" or "putos"?
"putos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,169 in our Spanish list, against #47,992 for "pitón". 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 "pitón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "putos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pitón" and "putos" 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 #75,782 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