orilla

[oˈɾiʝa]

/[oˈɾiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“orilla” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,209
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar en el que se acaba una superficie.

Corpus desk

Index ES-orilla · orilla · Spanish

orilla · rank #6,209 · 6 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,209
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oxígeno

Nearest frequency peer: oxígeno (+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 “orilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “orilla” 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).

orilla vs orina
67% similar
orilla vs Oriol
50% similar
orilla vs orillas
86% similar

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

Key facts for orilla
PropertyValue
Headwordorilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈɾiʝa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,209
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “orilla”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).orillacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oxígeno” (#6,210), “nube” (#6,207), “paco” (#6,211). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “orilla” va en #6,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around orilla (IPA [oˈɾiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,209 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for orilla, with forms such as "oirlla", "orila", and "orilal". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "orina", "Oriol", "orillas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is orilla, spelled O-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar en el que se acaba una superficie.
  2. 2
    Lugar en que se acaba la tierra y limita con el agua de mares o ríos.
  3. 3
    En ausencia de acera, borde de la calle que se destina al tránsito peatonal.
  4. 4
    Borde que refuerza o adorna una tela o tejido.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, cualquier límite de algo material o inmaterial.
  6. 6
    Persona que vive en los barrios que circundan una ciudad.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

bordelímitecantocostabordemargenriberaribaarrabaleromarginal

This word in other languages

Rand(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oirlla
  • orila
  • orilal
  • orlila
  • orrilla
  • roilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orilla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oirlla2orila1orilal2orlila2orrilla1roilla2
Edit distance from "orilla"

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 "orilla"?
"orilla" is spelled O-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈɾiʝa].
What does "orilla" mean?
As a noun, "orilla" means: Lugar en el que se acaba una superficie.
What words are commonly confused with "orilla"?
"orilla" is commonly confused with "orina", "Oriol", "orillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orilla" is [oˈɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orilla" come from?
"orilla" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pesada#6,214Pintor#6,215lleven#6,200Héctor#6,189

Similar misspelling depth

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

nube6 variantslord6 variantsponía6 variantsJuana6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list