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“pollito” and “pollitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,218
- “pollito” frequency rank
- #43,182
- “pollitos” frequency rank
- 79400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pollito | pollitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cría de una gallina. | Forma del plural de pollito. |
Where the eye mixes pollito and pollitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pollito vs pollitos
A purely visual mix-up. pollito ([poˈʝit̪o]) and pollitos ([poˈʝit̪os]) 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) - “pollito” sits inside “pollitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pollito is recorded at frequency rank #36,218, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈʝit̪o]. pollitos is at rank #43,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈʝit̪os].
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 79400, this pair ranks #13,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pollito vs pollitos
Shared letters: ilopt. Private to "pollito": -. Private to "pollitos": s.
"pollito" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pollitos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pollito" and "pollitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pollito" or "pollitos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pollito" and "pollitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pollito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pollitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pollito" and "pollitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pollitos vs poquitos". 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 #13,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.