pastilla
[pasˈt̪iʝa]
The verdict
“pastilla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,533 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,533
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasˈt̪iʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pastilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pastilla is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pasˈt̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,533 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales.
- 2Porción de pasta comprimida de usos variados.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “pastilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pasˈt̪iʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patilla” - see the side-by-side comparison. pastilla vs patilla
- 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.