Which to use
“pantalla” and “pantallas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,614
- “pantalla” frequency rank
- #9,338
- “pantallas” frequency rank
- 10952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pantalla | pantallas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lámina de material opaco o translúcido con que se dirige u obstruye la luz de una lámpara. | Forma del plural de pantalla. |
Where the eye mixes pantalla and pantallas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pantalla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against pantallas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pantalla and pantallas
A purely visual mix-up. pantalla ([pãn̪ˈt̪aʝa]) and pantallas ([pãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]) 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) - “pantalla” sits inside “pantallas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pantalla is recorded at frequency rank #1,614, classified as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪aʝa]. pantallas is at rank #9,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪aʝas].
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 10952, this pair ranks #296,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pantalla vs pantallas
Shared letters: alnpt. Private to "pantalla": -. Private to "pantallas": s.
"pantalla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "pantallas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pantalla" and "pantallas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pantalla" vs "pantallas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pantalla" and "pantallas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pantalla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pantallas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pantalla" and "pantallas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pantallas vs pantallazo". 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 #296,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.