pastilla

[pasˈt̪iʝa]

/[pasˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pastilla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,533
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pastilla · pastilla · Spanish

pastilla · rank #13,533 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,533
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH parecidas

Nearest frequency peer: parecidas (-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 “pastilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pastilla” 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).

pastilla vs patilla
88% similar
pastilla vs patillas
75% similar
pastilla vs puntilla
75% similar

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

Key facts for pastilla
PropertyValue
Headwordpastilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pasˈt̪iʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,533
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pastilla”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “parecidas” (#13,532), “pendejadas” (#13,534), “paralelos” (#13,531). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pastilla” va en #13,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pastilla (IPA [pasˈt̪iʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,533 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pastilla, with forms such as "apstilla", "pasitlla", and "passtilla". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "patilla", "patillas", "puntilla", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pastilla, spelled P-A-S-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales.
  2. 2
    Porción de pasta comprimida de usos variados.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pastilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Por ejemplo, coges una manzana y le das un mordisco de forma ostensible, para que él vea que te la comes y luego, sin que él se dé cuenta, metes la pastilla dentro de la manzana y se la das».
  2. Pastillas para el baño. Pastilla de menta

Synonyms

tableta

This word in other languages

pastille(Français)Tablette(Deutsch)pastilha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apstilla
  • pasitlla
  • passtilla
  • pastila
  • pastilal
  • pastlila
  • pasttilla
  • patsilla
  • ppastilla
  • psatilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apstilla2pasitlla2passtilla1pastila1pastilal2pastlila2pasttilla1patsilla2
Edit distance from "pastilla"

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 "pastilla"?
"pastilla" is spelled P-A-S-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pasˈt̪iʝa].
What does "pastilla" mean?
As a noun, "pastilla" means: Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales.
What words are commonly confused with "pastilla"?
"pastilla" is commonly confused with "patilla", "patillas", "puntilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pastilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pastilla" is [pasˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pastilla" come from?
"pastilla" 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 "pastilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paradoja#13,530quisiste#13,553repetido#13,556maestras#13,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

polacos10 variantsluchado10 variantsLinares10 variantslamenta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list