Which to use
“ametralladora” is a noun and “ametralladoras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,370
- “ametralladora” frequency rank
- #20,256
- “ametralladoras” frequency rank
- 44626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ametralladora | ametralladoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arma de fuego automática diseñada para disparar una gran cantidad de balas a partir de un cartucho o un cinturón de municiones, y que normalmente y en un lapso breve y de forma sostenida, puede disparar cientos de balas por minuto. | Forma del femenino plural de ametrallador. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ametralladora and ametralladoras apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ametralladora and ametralladoras form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ametralladora” sits inside “ametralladoras” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ametralladora is recorded at frequency rank #24,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [amet̪ɾaʝaˈð̞oɾa]. ametralladoras is at rank #20,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced [amet̪ɾaʝaˈð̞oɾas].
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 44626, this pair ranks #136,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering ametralladora vs ametralladoras
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- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “ametralladora”; for an adjective, it's “ametralladoras”.
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