Which to use
“tomillo” and “trillo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,882
- “tomillo” frequency rank
- #43,306
- “trillo” frequency rank
- 81188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomillo | trillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Thymus spp) Nombre común en español con el que se conocen a diversas plantas del género Thymus, de la familia de las labiadas (Lamiales) (Lamiaceae). El más común y conocido es Thymus vulgaris, que se emplea como condimento y como planta medicinal. Los tomillos son plantas perennes, de tallo leñoso, de escasa altura, que viven en suelos pobres y pedregosos de regiones secas. Sus hojas son diminutas y poseen esencias aromáticas. | 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 tomillo and trillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomillo and trillo
A purely visual mix-up. tomillo ([t̪oˈmiʝo]) and trillo ([ˈt̪ɾiʝo]) 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 81188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomillo is recorded at frequency rank #37,882, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈmiʝo]. 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 81188, this pair ranks #10,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tomillo vs trillo
Shared letters: ilot. Private to "tomillo": m. Private to "trillo": r.
"tomillo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "trillo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomillo" and "trillo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tomillo" vs "trillo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomillo" 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 #10,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomillo" and "trillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "till vs trillo". 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 #10,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.