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“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.

6 ch
afiche
7 ch
afiches

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

  • afiche ← afcihe · affiche · aficche · aficeh · afichhe · afihce · aifche · faiche
  • afiches ← afcihes · affiches · aficches · aficehs · afichess · afichhes · afichse · afihces

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "afiche" for "afiches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈfit͡ʃe] versus [aˈfit͡ʃes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "afiche" or "afiches"?
"afiches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,737 in our Spanish list, against #32,476 for "afiche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list