Which to use
“hilo” and “hito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,789
- “hilo” frequency rank
- #11,592
- “hito” frequency rank
- 15381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hilo | hito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fibra textil delgada, formada por pocas hebras, de largo variable. | Piedra o columna que, fijada en el suelo y convenientemente indicada, marca la dirección en los caminos, las distancias y los límites de un territorio o propiedad. |
Where the eye mixes hilo and hito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hilo with hito
A purely visual mix-up. hilo ([ˈilo]) and hito ([ˈit̪o]) 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 a single letter - l in “hilo” becomes t in “hito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hilo is recorded at frequency rank #3,789, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈilo]. hito is at rank #11,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪o].
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 15381, this pair ranks #280,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hilo vs hito
Shared letters: hio. Private to "hilo": l. Private to "hito": t.
"hilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hilo" and "hito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hilo" or "hito" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hilo" and "hito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hito vs hut". 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 #280,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.