abejavsabejasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,019
“abeja” frequency rank
#11,154
“abejas” frequency rank
28173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abeja abejas
Definition (Apis spp.) Insecto himenóptero volador, de color pardo oscuro, y que según las especies puede vivir en solitario o formando grandes colonias. Poseen un aguijón capaz de producir una picadura muy dolorosa. Se alimentan del polen y del néctar de las flores, contribuyendo eficazmente a su polinización. Las especies sociales pueden llegar a producir grandes cantidades de miel, polen y cera, por lo que han sido utilizadas por el hombre para su beneficio desde tiempos muy remotos. Forma del plural de abeja.

Where the eye mixes abeja and abejas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
abeja
6 ch
abejas

Visual trap between abeja and abejas

A purely visual mix-up. abeja ([aˈβ̞exa]) and abejas ([aˈβ̞exas]) 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) - “abeja” sits inside “abejas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abeja is recorded at frequency rank #17,019, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞exa]. abejas is at rank #11,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞exas].

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 28173, this pair ranks #223,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abeja vs abejas

Shared letters: abej. Private to "abeja": -. Private to "abejas": s.

"abeja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "abejas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abejaabbeja · abeaj · abejja · abjea · aebja · aveja · baeja
  • abejasabbejas · abeajs · abejass · abejjas · abejsa · abjeas · aebjas · avejas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abeja" and "abejas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞exa] versus [aˈβ̞exas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abeja" or "abejas"?
"abejas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,154 in our Spanish list, against #17,019 for "abeja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "abeja" and "abejas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abeja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abejas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abeja" and "abejas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abeja vs aqueja". 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 #223,258 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