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Which to use

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

#33,395
“adversa” frequency rank
#22,248
“adversas” frequency rank
55643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adversa adversas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adversar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de adversar.

Where the eye mixes adversa and adversas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
adversa
8 ch
adversas

Look-alike desk: adversa vs adversas

A purely visual mix-up. adversa ([að̞ˈβ̞eɾsa]) and adversas ([að̞ˈβ̞eɾsas]) 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) - “adversa” sits inside “adversas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adversa is recorded at frequency rank #33,395, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈβ̞eɾsa]. adversas is at rank #22,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈβ̞eɾsas].

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 55643, this pair ranks #77,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adversa vs adversas

Shared letters: adersv. Private to "adversa": -. Private to "adversas": -.

"adversa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "adversas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adversaadbersa · addversa · adevrsa · adveras · adverrsa · advesra · advresa · advversa
  • adversasadbersas · addversas · adevrsas · adverass · adverrsas · adversass · adverssa · adverssas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "adversa" and "adversas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈβ̞eɾsa] versus [að̞ˈβ̞eɾsas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "adversa" vs "adversas" - which ranks higher?
"adversas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,248 in our Spanish list, against #33,395 for "adversa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "adversa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "adversas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adversa" and "adversas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adversa vs anverso". 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 #77,980 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