Which to use
“canilla” and “canillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,774
- “canilla” frequency rank
- #49,493
- “canillas” frequency rank
- 91267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canilla | canillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diminutivo de caña. | Forma del plural de canilla. |
Where the eye mixes canilla and canillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. canilla 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.
Why the eye confuses canilla with canillas
A purely visual mix-up. canilla ([kaˈniʝa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “canilla” sits inside “canillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
canilla is recorded at frequency rank #41,774, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈniʝa]. 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 91267, this pair ranks #2,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of canilla vs canillas
Shared letters: aciln. Private to "canilla": -. Private to "canillas": s.
"canilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "canillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "canilla" 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 #2,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canilla" 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 #2,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.