Which to use
“amadas” is an adjective and “arañas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,198
- “amadas” frequency rank
- #14,066
- “arañas” frequency rank
- 62264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amadas | arañas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de amado. | Forma del plural de araña. |
Where the eye mixes amadas and arañas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amadas with arañas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amadas is [aˈmað̞as] while arañas is [aˈɾaɲas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈmað̞as]. arañas is at rank #14,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾaɲas].
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 62264, this pair ranks #52,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amadas vs arañas
Shared letters: as. Private to "amadas": dm. Private to "arañas": rñ.
"amadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "arañas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amadas ← aamdas · amaads · amadass · amaddas · amadsa · amdaas · maadas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amadas" for "arañas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amadas" or "arañas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "amadas" and "arañas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arañas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amadas" and "arañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs amarras". 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 #52,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.