Which to use
“alemán” and “alemanas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,373
- “alemán” frequency rank
- #14,502
- “alemanas” frequency rank
- 16875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alemán | alemanas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Originario, relativo a, o propio de Alemania. | Forma del femenino plural de alemán. |
Where the eye mixes alemán and alemanas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alemán runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alemanas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alemán vs alemanas
A purely visual mix-up. alemán ([aleˈmãn]) and alemanas ([aleˈmanas]) 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 16875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alemán is recorded at frequency rank #2,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [aleˈmãn]. alemanas is at rank #14,502, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aleˈmanas].
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 16875, this pair ranks #274,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alemán vs alemanas
Shared letters: aelmn. Private to "alemán": á. Private to "alemanas": s.
"alemán" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alemanas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alemanas ← aelmanas · aleamnas · alemaans · alemanass · alemannas · alemansa · alemmanas · alemnaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alemán" and "alemanas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alemán" or "alemanas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alemán" and "alemanas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alemán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alemanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alemán" and "alemanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alemanas vs almenas". 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 #274,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.