Which to use
“till” is a preposition and “trillo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,115
- “till” frequency rank
- #43,306
- “trillo” frequency rank
- 91421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | till | trillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasta, hasta que, hasta la, hasta el. | Apero o herramienta agrícola destinada a separar el trigo de la paja, es decir, a trillar. Tiene forma de tablero grueso con el frontal curvado hacia arriba (como un trineo), cuyo vientre está guarnecido de esquirlas cortantes de piedra (lascas), o de sierras metálicas (cuchillas). La trilla se produce al arrastrar el trillo sobre la parva, es decir, sobre las mieses de cereal repartidas en el suelo de la era (empedrada de cantos rodados de cuarcita): las lascas, o las cuchillas separan la semilla de la paja sin dañarla. |
Where the eye mixes till and trillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between till and trillo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: till is /tɪl/ while trillo is [ˈt̪ɾiʝo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
till is recorded at frequency rank #48,115, classified as aprep, pronounced /tɪl/. trillo is at rank #43,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾiʝo].
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 91421, this pair ranks #1,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of till vs trillo
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "till": -. Private to "trillo": or.
"till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "trillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "till" and "trillo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "till" vs "trillo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "till" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "till" and "trillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs till". 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 #1,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.