Which to use
“alcanzan” and “alcanzas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,214
- “alcanzan” frequency rank
- #48,186
- “alcanzas” frequency rank
- 56400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcanzan | alcanzas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alcanzan and alcanzas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alcanzan and alcanzas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alcanzan and alcanzas
A purely visual mix-up. alcanzan ([alˈkãnsãn]) and alcanzas ([alˈkãnsas]) 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 a single letter - n in “alcanzan” becomes s in “alcanzas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcanzan is recorded at frequency rank #8,214, classified as averb, pronounced [alˈkãnsãn]. alcanzas is at rank #48,186, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈkãnsas].
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 56400, this pair ranks #74,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alcanzan vs alcanzas
Shared letters: aclnz. Private to "alcanzan": -. Private to "alcanzas": s.
"alcanzan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "alcanzas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alcanzan" and "alcanzas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alcanzan" vs "alcanzas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcanzan" and "alcanzas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzadas 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 #74,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.