Which to use
“polilla” and “póliza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,810
- “polilla” frequency rank
- #19,538
- “póliza” frequency rank
- 52348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polilla | póliza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mariposa nocturna de un centímetro de largo, cenicienta, con una mancha negra en las alas, que son horizontales y estrechas, cabeza amarillenta y antenas casi verticales. Su larva, de unos dos milímetros de longitud, se alimenta de borra y hace una especie de capullo, destruyendo para ello la materia en donde anida, que suele ser de lana, tejidos, pieles, papel, etc. | Documento legal que avala los contratos de seguros, fletamentos, operaciones de bolsa y otras transacciones comerciales. |
Where the eye mixes polilla and póliza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. polilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against póliza's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between polilla and póliza
A purely visual mix-up. polilla ([poˈliʝa]) and póliza ([ˈpolisa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polilla is recorded at frequency rank #32,810, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈliʝa]. póliza is at rank #19,538, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpolisa].
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 52348, this pair ranks #93,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of polilla vs póliza
Shared letters: ailp. Private to "polilla": o. Private to "póliza": zó.
"polilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "póliza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- polilla ← oplilla · ploilla · poillla · polila · polilal · pollila · pollilla · ppolilla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "polilla" for "póliza" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "polilla" or "póliza" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "polilla" and "póliza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "polilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "póliza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polilla" and "póliza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patilla vs polilla". 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 #93,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.