pantallavspantallasConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
pantalla
9 ch
pantallas

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

  • pantalla ← apntalla · panatlla · panntalla · pantala · pantalal · pantlala · panttalla · patnalla
  • pantallas ← apntallas · panatllas · panntallas · pantalals · pantalas · pantallass · pantallsa · pantlalas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pantalla" and "pantallas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pãn̪ˈt̪aʝa] versus [pãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pantalla" vs "pantallas" - which ranks higher?
"pantalla" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,614 in our Spanish list, against #9,338 for "pantallas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list