Which to use
“parrilla” and “parrillada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,547
- “parrilla” frequency rank
- #45,490
- “parrillada” frequency rank
- 56037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parrilla | parrillada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utensilio de hierro en forma de rejilla, con mango y pies, para poner a la lumbre lo que se ha de asar o tostar. | Comida de varias carnes o pescados preparados a la parrilla. |
Where the eye mixes parrilla and parrillada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. parrilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against parrillada's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parrilla and parrillada
A purely visual mix-up. parrilla ([paˈriʝa]) and parrillada ([pariˈʝað̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “parrilla” sits inside “parrillada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parrilla is recorded at frequency rank #10,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈriʝa]. parrillada is at rank #45,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pariˈʝað̞a].
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 56037, this pair ranks #76,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parrilla vs parrillada
Shared letters: ailpr. Private to "parrilla": -. Private to "parrillada": d.
"parrilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "parrillada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- parrilla ← aprrilla · parilla · parirlla · parrila · parrilal · parrlila · pparrilla · prarilla
- parrillada ← aprrillada · parillada · parirllada · parrilada · parrilalda · parrillaad · parrilladda · parrilldaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parrilla" and "parrillada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parrilla" or "parrillada" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parrilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parrillada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parrilla" and "parrillada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parrillada vs parrillas". 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 #76,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.