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“planilla” and “planillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,766
“planilla” frequency rank
#31,925
“planillas” frequency rank
52691
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature planilla planillas
Definition Documento que contiene datos ordenados en filas y columnas. Forma del plural de planilla.

Where the eye mixes planilla and planillas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. planilla runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against planillas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
planilla
9 ch
planillas

Look-alike desk: planilla vs planillas

A purely visual mix-up. planilla ([plaˈniʝa]) and planillas ([plaˈniʝas]) 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) - “planilla” sits inside “planillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

planilla is recorded at frequency rank #20,766, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈniʝa]. planillas is at rank #31,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈniʝas].

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 52691, this pair ranks #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of planilla vs planillas

Shared letters: ailnp. Private to "planilla": -. Private to "planillas": s.

"planilla" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "planillas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • planilla ← lpanilla · palnilla · plainlla · planila · planilal · planlila · plannilla · pllanilla
  • planillas ← lpanillas · palnillas · plainllas · planilals · planilas · planillass · planillsa · planlilas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "planilla" and "planillas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([plaˈniʝa] versus [plaˈniʝas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "planilla" vs "planillas" - which ranks higher?
"planilla" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,766 in our Spanish list, against #31,925 for "planillas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "planilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "planillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "planilla" and "planillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patillas vs planillas". 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 #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list