Which to use
“parrillada” and “parrillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,490
- “parrillada” frequency rank
- #44,902
- “parrillas” frequency rank
- 90392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parrillada | parrillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comida de varias carnes o pescados preparados a la parrilla. | Forma del plural de parrilla. |
Where the eye mixes parrillada and parrillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. parrillada runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against parrillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parrillada vs parrillas
A purely visual mix-up. parrillada ([pariˈʝað̞a]) and parrillas ([paˈriʝas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parrillada is recorded at frequency rank #45,490, classified as anoun, pronounced [pariˈʝað̞a]. parrillas is at rank #44,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈriʝas].
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 90392, this pair ranks #2,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parrillada vs parrillas
Shared letters: ailpr. Private to "parrillada": d. Private to "parrillas": s.
"parrillada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "parrillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parrillada ← aprrillada · parillada · parirllada · parrilada · parrilalda · parrillaad · parrilladda · parrilldaa
- parrillas ← aprrillas · parillas · parirllas · parrilals · parrilas · parrillass · parrillsa · parrlilas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parrillada" for "parrillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parrillada" or "parrillas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parrillada" and "parrillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parrillada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parrillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parrillada" and "parrillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parrillas vs patillas". 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 #2,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.