Which to use
“pillo” is an adjective and “pollos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,643
- “pillo” frequency rank
- #12,446
- “pollos” frequency rank
- 31089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillo | pollos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice del pícaro que no tiene crianza ni buenos modales. | Forma del plural de pollo. |
Where the eye mixes pillo and pollos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pillo vs pollos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pillo is [ˈpiʝo] while pollos is [ˈpoʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31089, 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]. pollos is at rank #12,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoʝos].
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 31089, this pair ranks #208,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pillo vs pollos
Shared letters: lop. Private to "pillo": i. Private to "pollos": s.
"pillo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pollos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pillo" for "pollos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pillo" or "pollos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pillo" and "pollos" 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 "pollos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillo" and "pollos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillen vs pillo". 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 #208,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.