Which to use
“pillo” and “pillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,643
- “pillo” frequency rank
- #47,324
- “pillos” frequency rank
- 65967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillo | pillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice del pícaro que no tiene crianza ni buenos modales. | Forma del plural de pillo₁. |
Where the eye mixes pillo and pillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pillo vs pillos
A purely visual mix-up. pillo ([ˈpiʝo]) and pillos ([ˈpiʝos]) 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) - “pillo” sits inside “pillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pillo is recorded at frequency rank #18,643, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpiʝo]. pillos is at rank #47,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpiʝos].
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 65967, this pair ranks #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillo vs pillos
Shared letters: ilop. Private to "pillo": -. Private to "pillos": s.
"pillo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pillos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pillo" and "pillos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pillo" or "pillos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pillo" and "pillos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillo" and "pillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillen 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 #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.