Which to use
“ellas” and “ello” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #606
- “ellas” frequency rank
- #400
- “ello” frequency rank
- 1006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ellas | ello |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativo del pronombre personal femenino para la tercera persona del plural. | Nominativo del pronombre personal de tercera persona en género neutro. Con preposición, empléase también en el caso oblicuo (o preposicional). |
Where the eye mixes ellas and ello
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ellas vs ello
A purely visual mix-up. ellas ([ˈeʝas]) and ello ([ˈeʝo]) 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 1006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ellas is recorded at frequency rank #606, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈeʝas]. ello is at rank #400, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈeʝo].
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 1006, this pair ranks #322,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ellas vs ello
Shared letters: el. Private to "ellas": as. Private to "ello": o.
"ellas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ello" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ellas" for "ello" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ellas" and "ello" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ellas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ello" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ellas" and "ello" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ello vs EPL". 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 #322,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.