Which to use
“pastilla” and “patilla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,533
- “pastilla” frequency rank
- #47,984
- “patilla” frequency rank
- 61517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pastilla | patilla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Droga comprimida en un tamaño manipulable para ser administrada con fines medicinales. | Pequeña extensión con forma de pata de un objeto, generalmente añadida para fines de sujeción. |
Where the eye mixes pastilla and patilla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pastilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against patilla's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pastilla and patilla
A purely visual mix-up. pastilla ([pasˈt̪iʝa]) and patilla ([paˈt̪iʝa]) 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 61517, 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]. patilla is at rank #47,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪iʝa].
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 61517, this pair ranks #55,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pastilla vs patilla
Shared letters: ailpt. Private to "pastilla": s. Private to "patilla": -.
"pastilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "patilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pastilla" and "patilla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pastilla" or "patilla" 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 "pastilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patilla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pastilla" and "patilla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patilla vs puntilla". 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 #55,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.