Which to use
“capillas” and “colillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,544
- “capillas” frequency rank
- #45,206
- “colillas” frequency rank
- 70750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capillas | colillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de capilla. | Forma del plural de colilla. |
Where the eye mixes capillas and colillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. capillas and colillas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses capillas with colillas
A purely visual mix-up. capillas ([kaˈpiʝas]) and colillas ([koˈliʝas]) 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 70750, 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]. colillas is at rank #45,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈliʝas].
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 70750, this pair ranks #29,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capillas vs colillas
Shared letters: acils. Private to "capillas": p. Private to "colillas": o.
"capillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "colillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capillas" and "colillas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "capillas" vs "colillas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "capillas" and "colillas" 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 "colillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capillas" and "colillas" 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 #29,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.