Which to use
“pantalla” and “puntilla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,614
- “pantalla” frequency rank
- #46,148
- “puntilla” frequency rank
- 47762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pantalla | puntilla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lámina de material opaco o translúcido con que se dirige u obstruye la luz de una lámpara. | Tipo de encaje muy angosto hecho en puntas que se coloca para guarnecer los bordes de pañuelos, mangas, toallas, escotes, etc.. |
Where the eye mixes pantalla and puntilla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pantalla and puntilla follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pantalla vs puntilla
A purely visual mix-up. pantalla ([pãn̪ˈt̪aʝa]) and puntilla ([pũn̪ˈt̪iʝa]) 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 47762, 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]. puntilla is at rank #46,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pũn̪ˈt̪iʝa].
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 47762, this pair ranks #118,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pantalla vs puntilla
Shared letters: alnpt. Private to "pantalla": -. Private to "puntilla": iu.
"pantalla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "puntilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pantalla" and "puntilla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pantalla" vs "puntilla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pantalla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puntilla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pantalla" and "puntilla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patilla vs puntilla". 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 #118,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.