Which to use
“pasillos” and “patillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,110
- “pasillos” frequency rank
- #37,768
- “patillas” frequency rank
- 50878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasillos | patillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasillo. | Forma del plural de patilla. |
Where the eye mixes pasillos and patillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasillos and patillas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pasillos with patillas
A purely visual mix-up. pasillos ([paˈsiʝos]) and patillas ([paˈt̪iʝas]) 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 50878, 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]. patillas is at rank #37,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪iʝas].
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 50878, this pair ranks #100,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasillos vs patillas
Shared letters: ailps. Private to "pasillos": o. Private to "patillas": t.
"pasillos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "patillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasillos" for "patillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasillos" or "patillas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasillos" and "patillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasillos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasillos" and "patillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patilla 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 #100,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.