comillas

[koˈmiʝas]

/[koˈmiʝas]/ noun

The verdict

“comillas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,770 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#18,770
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Par de signos de puntuación usados para delimitar un texto citado textualmente o para dar carácter especial.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comillas vs costillas
78% similar
comillas vs comidas
75% similar
comillas vs camilla
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comillas
PropertyValue
Headwordcomillas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈmiʝas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,770
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comillas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). comillas lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for comillas is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈmiʝas]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,770 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Par de signos de puntuación usados para delimitar un texto citado textualmente o para dar carácter especial.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for comillas, with forms such as "ccomillas", "cmoillas", and "coimllas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "costillas", "comidas", "camilla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is comillas, spelled C-O-M-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Par de signos de puntuación usados para delimitar un texto citado textualmente o para dar carácter especial.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomillas,cmoillas,coimllas,comilals,comilas,comillass,comillsa,comlilas,commillas,ocmillas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comillas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccomillas1cmoillas2coimllas2comilals2comilas1comillass1comillsa2comlilas2
Edit distance from "comillas"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comillas"?
"comillas" is spelled C-O-M-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈmiʝas].
What does "comillas" mean?
As a noun, "comillas" means: Par de signos de puntuación usados para delimitar un texto citado textualmente o para dar carácter especial.
What words are commonly confused with "comillas"?
"comillas" is commonly confused with "costillas", "comidas", "camilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comillas" is [koˈmiʝas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comillas" come from?
"comillas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “comillas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-I-L-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koˈmiʝas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “costillas” - see the side-by-side comparison. comillas vs costillas
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list