Which to use
“grillo” and “grillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,517
- “grillo” frequency rank
- #30,496
- “grillos” frequency rank
- 55013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grillo | grillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | Par de anillos de hierro que se ponen en los tobillos de alguien para impedir su libre movimiento al andar. Se han empleado para presidiarios, esclavos, etc. |
Where the eye mixes grillo and grillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grillo and grillos
A purely visual mix-up. grillo ([ˈgɾiʝo]) and grillos ([ˈgɾiʝos]) 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) - “grillo” sits inside “grillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grillo is recorded at frequency rank #24,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾiʝo]. grillos is at rank #30,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾiʝos].
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 55013, this pair ranks #80,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grillo vs grillos
Shared letters: gilor. Private to "grillo": -. Private to "grillos": s.
"grillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grillos" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grillo" for "grillos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grillo" or "grillos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grillo" and "grillos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grillo" and "grillos" 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 #80,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.