Which to use
“pastilla” and “pastillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,533
- “pastilla” frequency rank
- #6,809
- “pastillas” frequency rank
- 20342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pastilla | pastillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales. | Forma del plural de pastilla. |
Where the eye mixes pastilla and pastillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pastilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against pastillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pastilla with pastillas
A purely visual mix-up. pastilla ([pasˈt̪iʝa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pastilla” sits inside “pastillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pastilla is recorded at frequency rank #13,533, classified as anoun, pronounced [pasˈt̪iʝa]. 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 20342, this pair ranks #259,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pastilla vs pastillas
Shared letters: ailpst. Private to "pastilla": -. Private to "pastillas": -.
"pastilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "pastillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pastilla" and "pastillas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pastilla" or "pastillas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pastilla" and "pastillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pastilla" 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 #259,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pastilla" and "pastillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastilla vs patilla". 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 #259,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.