Which to use
“colmillo” and “colmillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,718
- “colmillo” frequency rank
- #25,562
- “colmillos” frequency rank
- 66280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colmillo | colmillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diente agudo y fuerte, colocado en cada uno de los lados de las hileras que forman los dientes incisivos, entre el último de estos y la primera muela. | Forma del plural de colmillo. |
Where the eye mixes colmillo and colmillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: colmillo vs colmillos
A purely visual mix-up. colmillo ([kolˈmiʝo]) and colmillos ([kolˈmiʝos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “colmillo” sits inside “colmillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colmillo is recorded at frequency rank #40,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [kolˈmiʝo]. colmillos is at rank #25,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kolˈmiʝos].
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 66280, this pair ranks #40,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colmillo vs colmillos
Shared letters: cilmo. Private to "colmillo": -. Private to "colmillos": s.
"colmillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "colmillos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colmillo" and "colmillos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "colmillo" or "colmillos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "colmillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colmillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colmillo" and "colmillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colillas vs colmillos". 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 #40,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.