camillavscapillasTell them apart

Which to use

“camilla” and “capillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,593
“camilla” frequency rank
#25,544
“capillas” frequency rank
46137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature camilla capillas
Definition Cama ligera, angosta y portátil que sirve para el traslado de enfermos, heridos o cadáveres. Forma del plural de capilla.

Where the eye mixes camilla and capillas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. camilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against capillas's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
camilla
8 ch
capillas

Visual trap between camilla and capillas

A purely visual mix-up. camilla ([kaˈmiʝa]) and capillas ([kaˈpiʝas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

camilla is recorded at frequency rank #20,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈmiʝa]. capillas is at rank #25,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈpiʝas].

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 46137, this pair ranks #127,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of camilla vs capillas

Shared letters: acil. Private to "camilla": m. Private to "capillas": ps.

"camilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "capillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • camilla ← acmilla · caimlla · camilal · camlila · cammilla · ccamilla · cmailla
  • capillas ← acpillas · caipllas · capilals · capilas · capillass · capillsa · caplilas · cappillas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "camilla" for "capillas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈmiʝa] versus [kaˈpiʝas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "camilla" or "capillas"?
"camilla" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,593 in our Spanish list, against #25,544 for "capillas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "camilla" and "capillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "camilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "camilla" and "capillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canillas vs capillas". 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 #127,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list