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“ascensor” and “ascensores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,070
“ascensor” frequency rank
#22,270
“ascensores” frequency rank
31340
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ascensor ascensores
Definition Aparato de elevación de movimiento discontinuo dotado de una cabina en cuyo interior las personas ascienden o descienden distribuyéndose a diferentes alturas. Forma del plural de ascensor.

Where the eye mixes ascensor and ascensores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
ascensor
10 ch
ascensores

Look-alike desk: ascensor vs ascensores

A purely visual mix-up. ascensor ([asẽnˈsoɾ]) and ascensores ([asẽnˈsoɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ascensor” sits inside “ascensores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ascensor is recorded at frequency rank #9,070, classified as anoun, pronounced [asẽnˈsoɾ]. ascensores is at rank #22,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [asẽnˈsoɾes].

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 31340, this pair ranks #207,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ascensor vs ascensores

Shared letters: acenors. Private to "ascensor": -. Private to "ascensores": -.

"ascensor" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "ascensores" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ascensoracsensor · asccensor · ascennsor · ascenosr · ascensorr · ascensro · ascenssor · ascesnor
  • ascensoresacsensores · asccensores · ascennsores · ascenosres · ascensoers · ascensoress · ascensorres · ascensorse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ascensor" and "ascensores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([asẽnˈsoɾ] versus [asẽnˈsoɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ascensor" or "ascensores" show up more?
"ascensor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,070 in our Spanish list, against #22,270 for "ascensores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ascensor" and "ascensores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ascensor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ascensores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ascensor" and "ascensores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ascensores vs ascensos". 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 #207,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list