silla

[ˈsiʝa]

/[ˈsiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“silla” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,082) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,082
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mueble para sentarse que tiene respaldo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-silla · silla · Spanish

silla · rank #3,082 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,082
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Robert

Nearest frequency peer: Robert (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “silla”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “silla” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

silla vs Sola
40% similar
silla vs sima
60% similar
silla vs sita
60% similar

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

Key facts for silla
PropertyValue
Headwordsilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiʝa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,082
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “silla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sillacae 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 “Robert” (#3,081), “solos” (#3,083), “robar” (#3,080). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “silla” va en #3,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for silla is neighbouring look-alikes ("Sola", "sima", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈsiʝa]. Frequency #3,082 among 4,169 “S” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for silla, with forms such as "cilla", "silal", and "slila". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sola", "sima", "sita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is silla, spelled S-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mueble para sentarse que tiene respaldo.
  2. 2
    Pieza fabricada de madera, cuero y otros materiales utilizada para montar a caballo.
  3. 3
    Asiento que se emplea para transportar a un niño.
  4. 4
    Trono o lugar donde se sienta un prelado que tiene autoridad sobre cierta jurisdicción, como un obispo, un abad, etc.
  5. 5
    Dignidad o cargo de alta autoridad en la Iglesia, especialmente la del Papa y de los cardenales.
  6. 6
    Orificio por el que el cuerpo de muchos animales expulsa los excrementos.

Synonyms

sedeano

This word in other languages

chair(English)chaise(Français)Stuhl(Deutsch)cadeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cilla
  • silal
  • slila
  • ssilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cilla1silal2slila2ssilla1
Edit distance from "silla"

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 "silla"?
"silla" is spelled S-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiʝa].
What does "silla" mean?
As a noun, "silla" means: Mueble para sentarse que tiene respaldo.
What words are commonly confused with "silla"?
"silla" is commonly confused with "Sola", "sima", "sita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "silla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silla" is [ˈsiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silla" come from?
"silla" 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 "silla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solos#3,083robar#3,080toman#3,086plena#3,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list