Which to use
“alabanza” and “alabanzas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,250
- “alabanza” frequency rank
- #22,251
- “alabanzas” frequency rank
- 44501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alabanza | alabanzas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto de alabar. | Forma del plural de alabanza |
Where the eye mixes alabanza and alabanzas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alabanza runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against alabanzas's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alabanza with alabanzas
A purely visual mix-up. alabanza ([alaˈβ̞ãnsa]) and alabanzas ([alaˈβ̞ãnsas]) 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) - “alabanza” sits inside “alabanzas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alabanza is recorded at frequency rank #22,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [alaˈβ̞ãnsa]. alabanzas is at rank #22,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alaˈβ̞ãnsas].
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 44501, this pair ranks #136,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alabanza vs alabanzas
Shared letters: ablnz. Private to "alabanza": -. Private to "alabanzas": s.
"alabanza" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "alabanzas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alabanza" for "alabanzas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alabanza" vs "alabanzas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alabanza" and "alabanzas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alabanza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alabanzas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alabanza" and "alabanzas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alabanzas vs alcanzas". 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 #136,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.