grilla

[ˈgɾiʝa]

/[ˈgɾiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“grilla” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,116
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hembra del grillo₁ que, al contrario del macho, no produce ningún sonido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-grilla · grilla · Spanish

grilla · rank #37,116 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,116
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravity

Nearest frequency peer: gravity (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “grilla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “grilla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

grilla vs grita
67% similar
grilla vs grillo
83% similar
grilla vs gringa
67% similar

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

Key facts for grilla
PropertyValue
Headwordgrilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾiʝa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,116
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).grillacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gravity” (#37,115), “grutas” (#37,117), “gratamente” (#37,114). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grilla” va en #37,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around grilla (IPA [ˈgɾiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,116 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for grilla, with forms such as "ggrilla", "girlla", and "grilal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "grita", "grillo", "gringa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is grilla, spelled G-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hembra del grillo₁ que, al contrario del macho, no produce ningún sonido.
  2. 2
    La acción y el efecto de tener discusiones o negociaciones privadas para lograr el beneficio personal o de un grupo pequeño.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrilla
  • girlla
  • grilal
  • grlila
  • grrilla
  • rgilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grilla - 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.

ggrilla1girlla2grilal2grlila2grrilla1rgilla2
Edit distance from "grilla"

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 "grilla"?
"grilla" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾiʝa].
What does "grilla" mean?
As a noun, "grilla" means: Hembra del grillo₁ que, al contrario del macho, no produce ningún sonido.
What words are commonly confused with "grilla"?
"grilla" is commonly confused with "grita", "grillo", "gringa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grilla" is [ˈgɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grilla" come from?
"grilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grutas#37,117guacho#37,119guarra#37,121hienas#37,132

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jalea6 variantsmitra6 variantsodien6 variantscepo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list