Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "planilla" and "planillas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "planilla" vs "planillas" - which ranks higher?
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.