Which to use
“rodilla” and “rodillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,066
- “rodilla” frequency rank
- #46,190
- “rodillos” frequency rank
- 53256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rodilla | rodillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de rodillo. |
Where the eye mixes rodilla and rodillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rodilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against rodillos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rodilla with rodillos
A purely visual mix-up. rodilla ([roˈð̞iʝa]) and rodillos ([roˈð̞iʝos]) 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 53256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rodilla is recorded at frequency rank #7,066, classified as anoun, pronounced [roˈð̞iʝa]. rodillos is at rank #46,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈð̞iʝos].
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 53256, this pair ranks #88,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rodilla vs rodillos
Shared letters: dilor. Private to "rodilla": a. Private to "rodillos": s.
"rodilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rodillos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rodilla" and "rodillos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rodilla" vs "rodillos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rodilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rodilla" and "rodillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rodillo vs rodillos". 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 #88,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.