Which to use
“gorila” and “gorilas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,602
- “gorila” frequency rank
- #22,033
- “gorilas” frequency rank
- 38635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gorila | gorilas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Gorilla spp.) nombre común de las especies del género Gorilla, grandes primates que habitan bosques tropicales de África central, pertenecientes a la Familia Hominidae, Orden Primates, junto con chimpancés, orangutanes y el hombre, Homo sapiens. | Forma del plural de gorila. |
Where the eye mixes gorila and gorilas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gorila vs gorilas
A purely visual mix-up. gorila ([goˈɾila]) and gorilas ([goˈɾilas]) 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) - “gorila” sits inside “gorilas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gorila is recorded at frequency rank #16,602, classified as anoun, pronounced [goˈɾila]. gorilas is at rank #22,033, tagged as anoun, pronounced [goˈɾilas].
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 38635, this pair ranks #168,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gorila vs gorilas
Shared letters: agilor. Private to "gorila": -. Private to "gorilas": s.
"gorila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gorilas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gorila" and "gorilas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gorila" vs "gorilas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gorila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gorilas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gorila" and "gorilas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gorilas vs Gorilla". 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 #168,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.