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

#25,544
“capillas” frequency rank
#12,541
“casillas” frequency rank
38085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature capillas casillas
Definition Forma del plural de capilla. Forma del plural de casilla.

Where the eye mixes capillas and casillas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. capillas and casillas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
capillas
8 ch
casillas

Visual trap between capillas and casillas

A purely visual mix-up. capillas ([kaˈpiʝas]) and casillas ([kaˈsiʝas]) 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 a single letter - p in “capillas” becomes s in “casillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38085, 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]. casillas is at rank #12,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsiʝas].

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 38085, this pair ranks #171,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of capillas vs casillas

Shared letters: acils. Private to "capillas": p. Private to "casillas": -.

"capillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "casillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • capillasacpillas · caipllas · capilals · capilas · capillass · capillsa · caplilas · cappillas
  • casillasacsillas · cacillas · caisllas · casilals · casilas · casillass · casillsa · caslilas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "capillas" and "casillas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈpiʝas] versus [kaˈsiʝas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "capillas" or "casillas"?
"casillas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,541 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "capillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "casillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "capillas" and "casillas" 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 #171,906 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