polilla

[poˈliʝa]

/[poˈliʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“polilla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,810. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,810
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mariposa nocturna de un centímetro de largo, cenicienta, con una mancha negra en las alas, que son horizontales y estrechas, cabeza amarillenta y antenas casi verticales. Su larva, de unos dos milí...

Corpus desk

Index ES-polilla · polilla · Spanish

polilla · rank #32,810 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,810
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH police

Nearest frequency peer: police (-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 “polilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “polilla” 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).

polilla vs polla
71% similar
polilla vs póliza
57% similar
polilla vs polillas
88% similar

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

Key facts for polilla
PropertyValue
Headwordpolilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈliʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,810
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “polilla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.polillacae 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 “police” (#32,809), “politólogo” (#32,811), “planetaria” (#32,808). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “polilla” va en #32,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around polilla (IPA [poˈliʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,810 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for polilla, with forms such as "oplilla", "ploilla", and "poillla". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "polla", "póliza", "polillas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is polilla, spelled P-O-L-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mariposa nocturna de un centímetro de largo, cenicienta, con una mancha negra en las alas, que son horizontales y estrechas, cabeza amarillenta y antenas casi verticales. Su larva, de unos dos milímetros de longitud, se alimenta de borra y hace una especie de capullo, destruyendo para ello la materia en donde anida, que suele ser de lana, tejidos, pieles, papel, etc.
  2. 2
    Larva de este insecto.
  3. 3
    Lo que menoscaba o destruye insensiblemente una cosa.
  4. 4
    Persona que dedica mucho tiempo al estudio.
  5. 5
    Persona que ha leído mucho.
  6. 6
    Prostituta.
  7. 7
    Carnaza (que resulta desagradable a causa de su insistencia).
  8. 8
    Persona que busca figurar en los medios de comunicación solo para ganar fama.
  9. 9
    Delincuente y mafioso menor de edad.

Synonyms

tragatragalibrosnerdfrikifiguretirobafama

This word in other languages

Motte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplilla
  • ploilla
  • poillla
  • polila
  • polilal
  • pollila
  • pollilla
  • ppolilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polilla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplilla2ploilla2poillla2polila1polilal2pollila2pollilla1ppolilla1
Edit distance from "polilla"

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 "polilla"?
"polilla" is spelled P-O-L-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈliʝa].
What does "polilla" mean?
As a noun, "polilla" means: Mariposa nocturna de un centímetro de largo, cenicienta, con una mancha negra en las alas, que son horizontales y estrechas, cabeza amarillenta y antenas casi verticales. Su larva, de unos dos milí...
What words are commonly confused with "polilla"?
"polilla" is commonly confused with "polla", "póliza", "polillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polilla" is [poˈliʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pidamos#32,802perdían#32,795provino#32,830palizas#32,789

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pediré8 variantspacks8 variantsrecayó8 variantsNájera8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list