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“rodillas” and “rodillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,356
“rodillas” frequency rank
#46,190
“rodillos” frequency rank
52546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rodillas rodillos
Definition Forma del plural de rodilla. Forma del plural de rodillo.

Where the eye mixes rodillas and rodillos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rodillas and rodillos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
rodillas
8 ch
rodillos

Visual trap between rodillas and rodillos

A purely visual mix-up. rodillas ([roˈð̞iʝas]) 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 a single letter - a in “rodillas” becomes o in “rodillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rodillas is recorded at frequency rank #6,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [roˈð̞iʝas]. 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 52546, this pair ranks #92,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rodillas vs rodillos

Shared letters: dilors. Private to "rodillas": a. Private to "rodillos": -.

"rodillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "rodillos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rodillasordillas · rdoillas · roddillas · rodilals · rodilas · rodillass · rodillsa · rodlilas
  • rodillosordillos · rdoillos · roddillos · rodilloss · rodillso · rodilols · rodilos · rodlilos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rodillas" for "rodillos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([roˈð̞iʝas] versus [roˈð̞iʝos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rodillas" or "rodillos"?
"rodillas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,356 in our Spanish list, against #46,190 for "rodillos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rodillas" 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 #92,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rodillas" 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 #92,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list