Which to use
“castigos” and “castillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,308
- “castigos” frequency rank
- #13,862
- “castillos” frequency rank
- 28170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | castigos | castillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de castigo. | Forma del plural de castillo. |
Where the eye mixes castigos and castillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. castigos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against castillos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: castigos vs castillos
A purely visual mix-up. castigos ([kasˈt̪iɣ̞os]) and castillos ([kasˈt̪iʝos]) 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 28170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
castigos is recorded at frequency rank #14,308, classified as anoun, pronounced [kasˈt̪iɣ̞os]. castillos is at rank #13,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kasˈt̪iʝos].
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 28170, this pair ranks #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of castigos vs castillos
Shared letters: aciost. Private to "castigos": g. Private to "castillos": l.
"castigos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "castillos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "castigos" and "castillos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "castigos" vs "castillos" - 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 "castigos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "castigos" and "castillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casquillos vs castillos". 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 #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.