Which to use
“canalla” and “canillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,595
- “canalla” frequency rank
- #49,493
- “canillas” frequency rank
- 70088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canalla | canillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona ruin y que actúa sin atender a ninguna moral. | Forma del plural de canilla. |
Where the eye mixes canalla and canillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. canalla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against canillas's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between canalla and canillas
A purely visual mix-up. canalla ([kaˈnaʝa]) and canillas ([kaˈniʝas]) 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 70088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
canalla is recorded at frequency rank #20,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈnaʝa]. canillas is at rank #49,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈniʝas].
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 70088, this pair ranks #30,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of canalla vs canillas
Shared letters: acln. Private to "canalla": -. Private to "canillas": is.
"canalla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "canillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "canalla" for "canillas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "canalla" vs "canillas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "canalla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "canillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canalla" and "canillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canillas vs colillas". 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 #30,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.