Which to use
“afiche” and “afiches” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,476
- “afiche” frequency rank
- #30,737
- “afiches” frequency rank
- 63213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afiche | afiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hoja de papel, cartón, lámina de plástico u otro material similar, utilizada para hacer un anuncio o presentación de una actividad, personaje, situación, etc., y que por lo general se fija en paredes y muros para decoración, publicidad o información. | Forma del plural de afiche. |
Where the eye mixes afiche and afiches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. afiche runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against afiches's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: afiche vs afiches
A purely visual mix-up. afiche ([aˈfit͡ʃe]) and afiches ([aˈfit͡ʃes]) 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) - “afiche” sits inside “afiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afiche is recorded at frequency rank #32,476, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈfit͡ʃe]. afiches is at rank #30,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈfit͡ʃes].
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 63213, this pair ranks #49,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afiche vs afiches
Shared letters: acefhi. Private to "afiche": -. Private to "afiches": s.
"afiche" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "afiches" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afiche" for "afiches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "afiche" or "afiches"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afiche" and "afiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afiches vs apaches". 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 #49,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.