Which to use
“textil” and “textiles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,428
- “textil” frequency rank
- #13,801
- “textiles” frequency rank
- 24229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | textil | textiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perteneciente o relacionado con los tejidos. | Forma del plural de textil. |
Where the eye mixes textil and textiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: textil vs textiles
A purely visual mix-up. textil ([t̪eksˈt̪il]) and textiles ([t̪eksˈt̪iles]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “textil” sits inside “textiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
textil is recorded at frequency rank #10,428, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪eksˈt̪il]. textiles is at rank #13,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪eksˈt̪iles].
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 24229, this pair ranks #242,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of textil vs textiles
Shared letters: eiltx. Private to "textil": -. Private to "textiles": s.
"textil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "textiles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "textil" and "textiles" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "textil" or "textiles" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "textil" and "textiles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "textil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "textiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "textil" and "textiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "textiles vs textuales". 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 #242,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.