Which to use
“pasillos” and “pastillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,110
- “pasillos” frequency rank
- #6,809
- “pastillas” frequency rank
- 19919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasillos | pastillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasillo. | Forma del plural de pastilla. |
Where the eye mixes pasillos and pastillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pasillos runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against pastillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pasillos and pastillas
A purely visual mix-up. pasillos ([paˈsiʝos]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasillos is recorded at frequency rank #13,110, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsiʝos]. 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 19919, this pair ranks #261,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasillos vs pastillas
Shared letters: ailps. Private to "pasillos": o. Private to "pastillas": t.
"pasillos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "pastillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasillos" for "pastillas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasillos" or "pastillas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasillos" 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 #261,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasillos" and "pastillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasillos vs pillos". 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 #261,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.