Which to use
“alcaldes” and “alcaldía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,484
- “alcaldes” frequency rank
- #6,378
- “alcaldía” frequency rank
- 12862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcaldes | alcaldía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alcalde. | El cargo del alcalde. |
Where the eye mixes alcaldes and alcaldía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alcaldes (VCCVCCVC) and alcaldía (VCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between alcaldes and alcaldía
A purely visual mix-up. alcaldes ([alˈkal̪d̪es]) and alcaldía ([alkal̪ˈd̪ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcaldes is recorded at frequency rank #6,484, classified as anoun, pronounced [alˈkal̪d̪es]. alcaldía is at rank #6,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alkal̪ˈd̪ia].
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 12862, this pair ranks #289,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alcaldes vs alcaldía
Shared letters: acdl. Private to "alcaldes": es. Private to "alcaldía": í.
"alcaldes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "alcaldía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcaldes ← aclaldes · alacldes · alcadles · alcalddes · alcaldess · alcaldse · alcaleds · alcalldes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alcaldes" and "alcaldía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alcaldes" vs "alcaldía" - which ranks higher?
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 "alcaldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcaldía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcaldes" and "alcaldía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcaldía vs alcalina". 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 #289,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.