Which to use
“villa” and “vilo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,497
- “villa” frequency rank
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- 42629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | villa | vilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casa de recreo en el campo, que no forma parte de un núcleo de población. | Véase en vilo |
Where the eye mixes villa and vilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. villa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vilo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: villa vs vilo
A purely visual mix-up. villa ([ˈbiʝa]) and vilo ([ˈbilo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
villa is recorded at frequency rank #1,497, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiʝa]. 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 42629, this pair ranks #147,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of villa vs vilo
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "villa": a. Private to "vilo": o.
"villa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "villa" for "vilo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "villa" or "vilo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "villa" 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 #147,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "villa" 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 #147,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.