Which to use
“píldora” and “píldoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,013
- “píldora” frequency rank
- #26,582
- “píldoras” frequency rank
- 51595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | píldora | píldoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masa pequeña, dura y seca, que cabe fácilmente en la boca y puede tragarse, y que a menudo se consume vía oral como medicamento. | Forma del plural de píldora. |
Where the eye mixes píldora and píldoras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. píldora runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against píldoras's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between píldora and píldoras
A purely visual mix-up. píldora ([ˈpil̪d̪oɾa]) and píldoras ([ˈpil̪d̪oɾas]) 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) - “píldora” sits inside “píldoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
píldora is recorded at frequency rank #25,013, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpil̪d̪oɾa]. píldoras is at rank #26,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpil̪d̪oɾas].
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 51595, this pair ranks #97,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of píldora vs píldoras
Shared letters: adloprí. Private to "píldora": -. Private to "píldoras": s.
"píldora" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "píldoras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "píldora" and "píldoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "píldora" vs "píldoras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "píldora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "píldoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "píldora" and "píldoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piadosa vs píldora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.