Which to use
“tortilla” and “tortillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,027
- “tortilla” frequency rank
- #20,847
- “tortillas” frequency rank
- 34874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tortilla | tortillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plato a base de huevo batido, al que se incorporan otros ingredientes; el conjunto se frie en una sola pieza. | Forma del plural de tortilla. |
Where the eye mixes tortilla and tortillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. tortilla runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against tortillas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tortilla vs tortillas
A purely visual mix-up. tortilla ([t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]) and tortillas ([t̪oɾˈt̪iʝas]) 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) - “tortilla” sits inside “tortillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tortilla is recorded at frequency rank #14,027, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]. tortillas is at rank #20,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oɾˈt̪iʝas].
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 34874, this pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tortilla vs tortillas
Shared letters: ailort. Private to "tortilla": -. Private to "tortillas": s.
"tortilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "tortillas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tortilla" for "tortillas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tortilla" vs "tortillas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tortilla" and "tortillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tortilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tortillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tortilla" and "tortillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tornillos vs tortillas". 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 #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.