Which to use
“colillas” and “cuclillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,206
- “colillas” frequency rank
- #44,675
- “cuclillas” frequency rank
- 89881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colillas | cuclillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de colilla. | Posición del cuerpo, con los pies en el piso, en que las piernas se doblan totalmente como para sentarse, quedando las nalgas junto al suelo o descansando sobre los talones. |
Where the eye mixes colillas and cuclillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. colillas runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against cuclillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colillas vs cuclillas
A purely visual mix-up. colillas ([koˈliʝas]) and cuclillas ([kuˈkliʝas]) 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 89881, 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]. cuclillas is at rank #44,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kuˈkliʝas].
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 89881, this pair ranks #2,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colillas vs cuclillas
Shared letters: acils. Private to "colillas": o. Private to "cuclillas": u.
"colillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "cuclillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colillas" for "cuclillas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "colillas" or "cuclillas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "colillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuclillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colillas" and "cuclillas" 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 #2,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.