Which to use
“pantallas” and “pastillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,338
- “pantallas” frequency rank
- #6,809
- “pastillas” frequency rank
- 16147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pantallas | pastillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pantalla. | Forma del plural de pastilla. |
Where the eye mixes pantallas and pastillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pantallas and pastillas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pantallas and pastillas
A purely visual mix-up. pantallas ([pãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]) and pastillas ([pasˈt̪iʝas]) 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 16147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pantallas is recorded at frequency rank #9,338, classified as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]. pastillas is at rank #6,809, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pasˈt̪iʝas].
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 16147, this pair ranks #277,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pantallas vs pastillas
Shared letters: alpst. Private to "pantallas": n. Private to "pastillas": i.
"pantallas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "pastillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pantallas" for "pastillas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pantallas" vs "pastillas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pantallas" and "pastillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pantallas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pastillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pantallas" and "pastillas" 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 #277,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.