Which to use
“Vila” is a name and “vilo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,736
- “Vila” frequency rank
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- 55868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vila | vilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Véase en vilo |
Where the eye mixes Vila and vilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Vila and vilo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Vila vs vilo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vila is [ˈbila] while vilo is [ˈbilo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Vila” becomes o in “vilo”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vila is recorded at frequency rank #14,736, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbila]. vilo is at rank #41,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbilo].
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 55868, this pair ranks #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Vila vs vilo
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "Vila": a. Private to "vilo": o.
"Vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vila" and "vilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Vila" or "vilo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vila" and "vilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vilo vs visos". 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 #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.