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

#34,429
“albanés” frequency rank
#41,175
“albaneses” frequency rank
75604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature albanés albaneses
Definition Originario, relativo a, o propio de Albania. Forma del masculino plural de albanés.

Where the eye mixes albanés and albaneses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. albanés runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against albaneses's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
albanés
9 ch
albaneses

Look-alike desk: albanés vs albaneses

A purely visual mix-up. albanés ([alβ̞aˈnes]) and albaneses ([alβ̞aˈneses]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

albanés is recorded at frequency rank #34,429, classified as anadj, pronounced [alβ̞aˈnes]. albaneses is at rank #41,175, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alβ̞aˈneses].

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 75604, this pair ranks #19,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of albanés vs albaneses

Shared letters: ablns. Private to "albanés": é. Private to "albaneses": e.

"albanés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "albaneses" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • albanesesablaneses · alabneses · albaenses · albaneces · albaneess · albanesess · albanesse · albanesses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "albanés" for "albaneses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([alβ̞aˈnes] versus [alβ̞aˈneses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "albanés" or "albaneses"?
"albanés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,429 in our Spanish list, against #41,175 for "albaneses". 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 "albanés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "albaneses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "albanés" and "albaneses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albanesa vs albaneses". 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 #19,222 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