Which to use
“planillas” and “platillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,925
- “planillas” frequency rank
- #19,531
- “platillos” frequency rank
- 51456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planillas | platillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de planilla. | Forma del plural de platillo. |
Where the eye mixes planillas and platillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. planillas and platillos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: planillas vs platillos
A purely visual mix-up. planillas ([plaˈniʝas]) and platillos ([plaˈt̪iʝos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planillas is recorded at frequency rank #31,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈniʝas]. platillos is at rank #19,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈt̪iʝos].
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 51456, this pair ranks #97,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planillas vs platillos
Shared letters: ailps. Private to "planillas": n. Private to "platillos": ot.
"planillas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "platillos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planillas" for "platillos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "planillas" or "platillos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "planillas" and "platillos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planillas" and "platillos" 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 #97,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.