Which to use
“ausencia” and “ausencias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,438
- “ausencia” frequency rank
- #24,391
- “ausencias” frequency rank
- 26829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausencia | ausencias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ausentarse o de estar ausente. | Forma del plural de ausencia. |
Where the eye mixes ausencia and ausencias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausencia runs 8 letters (VVCVCCVV) against ausencias's 9 (VVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausencia with ausencias
A purely visual mix-up. ausencia ([awˈsẽnsja]) and ausencias ([awˈsẽnsjas]) 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) - “ausencia” sits inside “ausencias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausencia is recorded at frequency rank #2,438, classified as anoun, pronounced [awˈsẽnsja]. ausencias is at rank #24,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awˈsẽnsjas].
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 26829, this pair ranks #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausencia vs ausencias
Shared letters: aceinsu. Private to "ausencia": -. Private to "ausencias": -.
"ausencia" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVV · "ausencias" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausencia" for "ausencias" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausencia" vs "ausencias" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausencia" and "ausencias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausencias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausencia" and "ausencias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "audiencias vs ausencias". 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 #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.