Which to use
“ardilla” and “ardillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,940
- “ardilla” frequency rank
- #33,422
- “ardillas” frequency rank
- 56362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ardilla | ardillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Sciuridae) Cualquiera de varias especies de mamíferos roedores, de hábitos terrestres o arborícolas, caracterizados por poseer una cola voluminosa y peluda; no constituyen un clado filogenético, formando parte de la misma familia que incluye también las marmotas. | Forma del plural de ardilla. |
Where the eye mixes ardilla and ardillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ardilla runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against ardillas's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ardilla with ardillas
A purely visual mix-up. ardilla ([aɾˈð̞iʝa]) and ardillas ([aɾˈð̞iʝas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ardilla” sits inside “ardillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ardilla is recorded at frequency rank #22,940, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɾˈð̞iʝa]. ardillas is at rank #33,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɾˈð̞iʝas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56362, this pair ranks #74,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ardilla vs ardillas
Shared letters: adilr. Private to "ardilla": -. Private to "ardillas": s.
"ardilla" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ardillas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ardilla" and "ardillas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ardilla" or "ardillas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ardilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ardillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ardilla" and "ardillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ardillas vs astillas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #74,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.