Which to use
“amarra” and “amarras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,408
- “amarra” frequency rank
- #49,410
- “amarras” frequency rank
- 98818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amarra | amarras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correa que va desde la muserola al pretal, y se pone a los caballos para que no levanten la cabeza. | Agarraderas, apoyo. |
Where the eye mixes amarra and amarras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. amarra runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against amarras's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amarra with amarras
A purely visual mix-up. amarra ([aˈmara]) and amarras ([aˈmaras]) 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 extra letter(s) - “amarra” sits inside “amarras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amarra is recorded at frequency rank #49,408, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmara]. amarras is at rank #49,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈmaras].
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 98818, this pair ranks #41 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amarra vs amarras
Shared letters: amr. Private to "amarra": -. Private to "amarras": s.
"amarra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amarras" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amarra" and "amarras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amarra" or "amarras" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amarra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amarras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amarra" and "amarras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarrada 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 #41 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.