Which to use
“alcantarillado” and “alcantarillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,733
- “alcantarillado” frequency rank
- #29,466
- “alcantarillas” frequency rank
- 48199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcantarillado | alcantarillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sistema de estructuras y tuberías para recoger y conducir aguas, en particular las residuales y pluviales. | Forma del plural de alcantarilla. |
Where the eye mixes alcantarillado and alcantarillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. alcantarillado runs 14 letters (VCCVCCVCVCCVCV) against alcantarillas's 13 (VCCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alcantarillado with alcantarillas
A purely visual mix-up. alcantarillado ([alkãn̪t̪aɾiˈʝað̞o]) and alcantarillas ([alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcantarillado is recorded at frequency rank #18,733, classified as anoun, pronounced [alkãn̪t̪aɾiˈʝað̞o]. alcantarillas is at rank #29,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝas].
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 48199, this pair ranks #115,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcantarillado vs alcantarillas
Shared letters: acilnrt. Private to "alcantarillado": do. Private to "alcantarillas": s.
"alcantarillado" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVCV · "alcantarillas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcantarillado ← aclantarillado · alacntarillado · alcanatrillado · alcanntarillado · alcantairllado · alcantarilado · alcantarilaldo · alcantarilladdo
- alcantarillas ← aclantarillas · alacntarillas · alcanatrillas · alcanntarillas · alcantairllas · alcantarilals · alcantarilas · alcantarillass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alcantarillado" for "alcantarillas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alcantarillado" or "alcantarillas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcantarillado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcantarillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcantarillado" and "alcantarillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcantarilla vs alcantarillas". 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 #115,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.