Which to use
“bombilla” and “bombillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,912
- “bombilla” frequency rank
- #38,535
- “bombillas” frequency rank
- 60447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bombilla | bombillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un filamento de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío o lleno de un gas inerte, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incandescencia. | Forma del plural de bombilla. |
Where the eye mixes bombilla and bombillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bombilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against bombillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bombilla with bombillas
A purely visual mix-up. bombilla ([bõmˈbiʝa]) and bombillas ([bõmˈbiʝas]) 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) - “bombilla” sits inside “bombillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bombilla is recorded at frequency rank #21,912, classified as anoun, pronounced [bõmˈbiʝa]. bombillas is at rank #38,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bõmˈbiʝas].
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 60447, this pair ranks #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bombilla vs bombillas
Shared letters: abilmo. Private to "bombilla": -. Private to "bombillas": s.
"bombilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "bombillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bombilla" and "bombillas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bombilla" or "bombillas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bombilla" and "bombillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bombilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bombillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bombilla" and "bombillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bombilla vs boquilla". 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 #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.