capillasvscapullosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,544
“capillas” frequency rank
#39,103
“capullos” frequency rank
64647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature capillas capullos
Definition Forma del plural de capilla. Forma del plural de capullo.

Where the eye mixes capillas and capullos

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

8 ch
capillas
8 ch
capullos

Visual trap between capillas and capullos

A purely visual mix-up. capillas ([kaˈpiʝas]) and capullos ([kaˈpuʝos]) 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 64647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

capillas is recorded at frequency rank #25,544, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈpiʝas]. capullos is at rank #39,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈpuʝos].

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 64647, this pair ranks #44,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of capillas vs capullos

Shared letters: aclps. Private to "capillas": i. Private to "capullos": ou.

"capillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "capullos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • capillasacpillas · caipllas · capilals · capilas · capillass · capillsa · caplilas · cappillas
  • capullosacpullos · caplulos · cappullos · capulloss · capullso · capulols · capulos · caupllos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "capillas" and "capullos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈpiʝas] versus [kaˈpuʝos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "capillas" vs "capullos" - which ranks higher?
"capillas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,544 in our Spanish list, against #39,103 for "capullos". 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 "capillas" and "capullos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "capillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capullos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "capillas" and "capullos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capullos vs cepillos". 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 #44,989 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