Which to use
“medallas” and “mejillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,193
- “medallas” frequency rank
- #14,646
- “mejillas” frequency rank
- 21839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medallas | mejillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de medalla. | Forma del plural de mejilla. |
Where the eye mixes medallas and mejillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. medallas and mejillas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between medallas and mejillas
A purely visual mix-up. medallas ([meˈð̞aʝas]) and mejillas ([meˈxiʝas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medallas is recorded at frequency rank #7,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈð̞aʝas]. mejillas is at rank #14,646, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈxiʝas].
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 21839, this pair ranks #253,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medallas vs mejillas
Shared letters: aelms. Private to "medallas": d. Private to "mejillas": ij.
"medallas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "mejillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medallas" and "mejillas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "medallas" or "mejillas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "medallas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medallas" and "mejillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mallas vs medallas". 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 #253,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.