Which to use
“colillas” and “colinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,206
- “colillas” frequency rank
- #9,777
- “colinas” frequency rank
- 54983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colillas | colinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de colilla. | Forma del plural de colina. |
Where the eye mixes colillas and colinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colillas runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against colinas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colillas vs colinas
A purely visual mix-up. colillas ([koˈliʝas]) and colinas ([koˈlinas]) 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 54983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colillas is recorded at frequency rank #45,206, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈliʝas]. colinas is at rank #9,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈlinas].
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 54983, this pair ranks #80,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colillas vs colinas
Shared letters: acilos. Private to "colillas": -. Private to "colinas": n.
"colillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "colinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colillas" and "colinas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "colillas" vs "colinas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "colillas" and "colinas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colillas" and "colinas" 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 #80,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.