Which to use
“ventanilla” and “ventanillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,989
- “ventanilla” frequency rank
- #38,445
- “ventanillas” frequency rank
- 54434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ventanilla | ventanillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ventana de los centros que sirve para hacer registros y comunicar con los empleados de ese centro. Ejemplo, en los centros de salud sirve para pedir cita con un médico. En las recepciones y lugares de información de los hospitales y empresas. | Forma del plural de ventanilla. |
Where the eye mixes ventanilla and ventanillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ventanilla and ventanillas
A purely visual mix-up. ventanilla ([bẽn̪t̪aˈniʝa]) and ventanillas ([bẽn̪t̪aˈniʝas]) 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) - “ventanilla” sits inside “ventanillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ventanilla is recorded at frequency rank #15,989, classified as anoun, pronounced [bẽn̪t̪aˈniʝa]. ventanillas is at rank #38,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bẽn̪t̪aˈniʝas].
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 54434, this pair ranks #83,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ventanilla vs ventanillas
Shared letters: aeilntv. Private to "ventanilla": -. Private to "ventanillas": s.
"ventanilla" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "ventanillas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ventanilla ← bentanilla · evntanilla · venatnilla · venntanilla · ventainlla · ventanila · ventanilal · ventanlila
- ventanillas ← bentanillas · evntanillas · venatnillas · venntanillas · ventainllas · ventanilals · ventanilas · ventanillass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ventanilla" for "ventanillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ventanilla" or "ventanillas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ventanilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ventanillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #83,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.