Which to use
“ville” and “vilo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,876
- “ville” frequency rank
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- 78008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ville | vilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad, población, urbe. | Véase en vilo |
Where the eye mixes ville and vilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ville 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.
Visual trap between ville and vilo
A purely visual mix-up. ville ([vij]) 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 78008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ville is recorded at frequency rank #36,876, classified as anoun, pronounced [vij]. 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 78008, this pair ranks #15,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ville vs vilo
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "ville": e. Private to "vilo": o.
"ville" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ville" and "vilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ville" or "vilo" show up more?
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 "ville" 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 #15,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ville" 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 #15,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.