Which to use
“hilera” and “hileras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,939
- “hilera” frequency rank
- #34,609
- “hileras” frequency rank
- 65548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hilera | hileras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serie de cosas o personas que se suceden en línea. | Apéndices que tienen las arañas, cuya función es dar soporte a las glándulas productoras de la seda. Se pueden encontrar a final del opistosoma (abdomen) o a mediados de éste (en arañas primitivas). La mayoría de las arañas poseen seis hileras, pero pueden tener cuatro o dos. |
Where the eye mixes hilera and hileras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hilera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against hileras's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hilera vs hileras
A purely visual mix-up. hilera ([iˈleɾa]) and hileras ([iˈleɾas]) 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) - “hilera” sits inside “hileras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hilera is recorded at frequency rank #30,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈleɾa]. hileras is at rank #34,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈleɾas].
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 65548, this pair ranks #42,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hilera vs hileras
Shared letters: aehilr. Private to "hilera": -. Private to "hileras": s.
"hilera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hileras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hilera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hileras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hilera" and "hileras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Higueras vs hileras". 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 #42,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.