Which to use
“piso” and “pista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,780
- “piso” frequency rank
- #1,903
- “pista” frequency rank
- 7683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piso | pista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | modo de pisar ou andar | parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves |
Where the eye mixes piso and pista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piso and pista
A purely visual mix-up. piso (/ˈpi.zu/) and pista (/ˈpiʃ.tɐ/) 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 7683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piso is recorded at frequency rank #5,780, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.zu/. pista is at rank #1,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/.
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 7683, this pair ranks #66,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piso vs pista
Shared letters: ips. Private to "piso": o. Private to "pista": at.
"piso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piso" and "pista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "piso" vs "pista" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piso" and "pista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piso vs pix". 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 #66,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.