CampillovsCarrilloTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,925
“Campillo” frequency rank
#10,804
“Carrillo” frequency rank
46729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Campillo Carrillo
Definition Apellido. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes Campillo and Carrillo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Campillo
8 ch
Carrillo

Look-alike desk: Campillo vs Carrillo

A purely visual mix-up. Campillo ([kãmˈpiʝo]) and Carrillo ([kaˈriʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Campillo is recorded at frequency rank #35,925, classified as aname, pronounced [kãmˈpiʝo]. Carrillo is at rank #10,804, tagged as aname, pronounced [kaˈriʝo].

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 46729, this pair ranks #124,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Campillo vs Carrillo

Shared letters: acilo. Private to "Campillo": mp. Private to "Carrillo": r.

"Campillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Carrillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Campilloacmpillo · camipllo · cammpillo · campilo · campilol · camplilo · camppillo · capmillo
  • Carrilloacrrillo · carillo · carirllo · carrilo · carrilol · carrlilo · ccarrillo · crarillo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Campillo" and "Carrillo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kãmˈpiʝo] versus [kaˈriʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Campillo" vs "Carrillo" - which ranks higher?
"Carrillo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,804 in our Spanish list, against #35,925 for "Campillo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Campillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Carrillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Campillo" and "Carrillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Campillo vs capullo". 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 #124,100 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