Which to use
“grifo” and “grillo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,381
- “grifo” frequency rank
- #24,517
- “grillo” frequency rank
- 44898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grifo | grillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bestia mitológica de cabeza de águila y cuerpo de león. | (familia Gryllidae) Cualquiera de casi un millar de especies de insectos ortópteros, de hasta 3 cm de largo, cabeza grande, antenas largas y dorso aplanado, alas anteriores duras y patas posteriores adaptadas para saltar. El sonido que producen para el cortejo frotando las alas entre sí es característico. |
Where the eye mixes grifo and grillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grifo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grillo's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grifo vs grillo
A purely visual mix-up. grifo ([ˈgɾifo]) and grillo ([ˈgɾiʝo]) 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 44898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grifo is recorded at frequency rank #20,381, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾifo]. grillo is at rank #24,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾiʝo].
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 44898, this pair ranks #134,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grifo vs grillo
Shared letters: gior. Private to "grifo": f. Private to "grillo": l.
"grifo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grifo" for "grillo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grifo" vs "grillo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grifo" and "grillo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grifo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grifo" and "grillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gorilla vs grillo". 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 #134,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.