Which to use
“semilla” is a noun and “semillas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,586
- “semilla” frequency rank
- #4,380
- “semillas” frequency rank
- 12966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semilla | semillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Embrión de las plantas espermatófitas, producto de la evolución del óvulo fecundado por el polen, y normalmente envuelto en un tegumento duro que lo protege | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de semillar. |
Where the eye mixes semilla and semillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. semilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against semillas's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: semilla vs semillas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: semilla is [seˈmiʝa] while semillas is [seˈmiʝas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “semilla” sits inside “semillas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semilla is recorded at frequency rank #8,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈmiʝa]. semillas is at rank #4,380, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈmiʝas].
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 12966, this pair ranks #289,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of semilla vs semillas
Shared letters: aeilms. Private to "semilla": -. Private to "semillas": -.
"semilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "semillas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "semilla" for "semillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "semilla" or "semillas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "semilla" and "semillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "semilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semilla" and "semillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sella vs semilla". 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 #289,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.