Which to use
“Revilla” is a name and “rodilla” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,822
- “Revilla” frequency rank
- #7,066
- “rodilla” frequency rank
- 36888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Revilla | rodilla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Articulación medial de la pata o pierna, que une el muslo con la pantorrilla en los bípedos o el antebrazo y la caña en los cuadrúpedos. |
Where the eye mixes Revilla and rodilla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Revilla and rodilla follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Revilla and rodilla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Revilla is [reˈβ̞iʝa] while rodilla is [roˈð̞iʝa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Revilla is recorded at frequency rank #29,822, classified as aname, pronounced [reˈβ̞iʝa]. rodilla is at rank #7,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈð̞iʝa].
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 36888, this pair ranks #178,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Revilla vs rodilla
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "Revilla": ev. Private to "rodilla": do.
"Revilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rodilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Revilla" for "rodilla" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Revilla" or "rodilla" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Revilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodilla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Revilla" and "rodilla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs Revilla". 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 #178,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.