Which to use
“aguacate” and “aguacates” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,265
- “aguacate” frequency rank
- #41,171
- “aguacates” frequency rank
- 56436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguacate | aguacates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Persea americana) Árbol de la familia de las lauráceas, nativo de América tropical. Alcanza los 20 m de altura, con hojas ovadas, perennes, de hasta 25 cm de largo. Presenta flores inconspicuas, de color amarillo verdoso y unos 10 mm de diámetro, que fructifican dando lugar a una baya piriforme, cubierta por una cáscara verde, dura y áspera, que protege una pulpa verdeamarillenta, comestible, muy rica en lípidos, con una única semilla de hasta 5 cm de diámetro en su interior. Se cultiva por este fruto, del que puede dar hasta 120 unidades anualmente en buenas condiciones. | Forma del plural de aguacate. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aguacate and aguacates apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
aguacate and aguacates form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aguacate” sits inside “aguacates” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguacate is recorded at frequency rank #15,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɣ̞waˈkat̪e]. aguacates is at rank #41,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɣ̞waˈkat̪es].
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 56436, this pair ranks #74,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering aguacate vs aguacates
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aguacate” entry
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