VilarvsVilmaTell them apart

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“Vilar” and “Vilma” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,931
“Vilar” frequency rank
#40,069
“Vilma” frequency rank
84000
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vilar Vilma
Definition Apellido. Nombre de pila de mujer

Where the eye mixes Vilar and Vilma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Vilar (CVCVC) and Vilma (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Vilar
5 ch
Vilma

Look-alike desk: Vilar vs Vilma

A purely visual mix-up. Vilar ([biˈlaɾ]) and Vilma ([ˈbilma]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vilar is recorded at frequency rank #43,931, classified as aname, pronounced [biˈlaɾ]. Vilma is at rank #40,069, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈbilma].

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 84000, this pair ranks #7,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Vilar vs Vilma

Shared letters: ailv. Private to "Vilar": r. Private to "Vilma": m.

"Vilar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Vilma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vilar ← ivlar · vialr · vilarr · vilra · vliar · vvilar
  • Vilma ← bilma · ivlma · vilam · villma · vilmma · vimla · vlima · vvilma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vilar" and "Vilma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([biˈlaɾ] versus [ˈbilma]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Vilar" or "Vilma" show up more?
"Vilma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,069 in our Spanish list, against #43,931 for "Vilar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vilar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vilma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vilar" and "Vilma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vilar vs Vira". 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 #7,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list