Which to use
“cuchilla” and “cuchillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,976
- “cuchilla” frequency rank
- #31,733
- “cuchillas” frequency rank
- 51709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuchilla | cuchillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte plana de una herramienta o de un arma, normalmente de un filo o un extremo afilado y por lo general de metal como el acero, para cortar, apuñalar, rebanar, clavar lanzando a distancia, tajar o dar aire girando como en un ventilador. | Forma del plural de cuchilla. |
Where the eye mixes cuchilla and cuchillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cuchilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against cuchillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cuchilla vs cuchillas
A purely visual mix-up. cuchilla ([kuˈt͡ʃiʝa]) and cuchillas ([kuˈt͡ʃiʝas]) 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) - “cuchilla” sits inside “cuchillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuchilla is recorded at frequency rank #19,976, classified as anoun, pronounced [kuˈt͡ʃiʝa]. cuchillas is at rank #31,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kuˈt͡ʃiʝas].
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 51709, this pair ranks #96,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuchilla vs cuchillas
Shared letters: achilu. Private to "cuchilla": -. Private to "cuchillas": s.
"cuchilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "cuchillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuchilla" for "cuchillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuchilla" or "cuchillas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuchilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuchillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuchilla" and "cuchillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuchillas vs cuclillas". 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 #96,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.