Which to use
“tornillo” and “tornillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,103
- “tornillo” frequency rank
- #21,516
- “tornillos” frequency rank
- 39619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tornillo | tornillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza de forma cilíndrica o cónica, con una estría helicoidal a lo largo que permite enroscarla en otro objeto. Algunos pueden enroscarse solos, otros requieren tuercas para fijarlos. | Forma del plural de tornillo. |
Where the eye mixes tornillo and tornillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tornillo vs tornillos
A purely visual mix-up. tornillo ([t̪oɾˈniʝo]) and tornillos ([t̪oɾˈniʝos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tornillo” sits inside “tornillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tornillo is recorded at frequency rank #18,103, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪oɾˈniʝo]. tornillos is at rank #21,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oɾˈniʝos].
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 39619, this pair ranks #163,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tornillo vs tornillos
Shared letters: ilnort. Private to "tornillo": -. Private to "tornillos": s.
"tornillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "tornillos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tornillo" and "tornillos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tornillo" or "tornillos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tornillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tornillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tornillo" and "tornillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tornillo 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 #163,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.