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“bagre” and “bares” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,583
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #7,106
- “bares” frequency rank
- 54689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | bares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Squalius cephalus) Pez ciprínido, nativo de las aguas dulces de Europa y Asia, alcanzando los 60 cm de largo y los 8 kg de peso | Forma del plural de bar. |
Where the eye mixes bagre and bares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bagre (CVCCV) and bares (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bagre vs bares
A purely visual mix-up. bagre ([ˈbaɣ̞ɾe]) and bares ([ˈbaɾes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #47,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɣ̞ɾe]. bares is at rank #7,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɾes].
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 54689, this pair ranks #82,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs bares
Shared letters: aber. Private to "bagre": g. Private to "bares": s.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bagre" and "bares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bagre" or "bares"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bagre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "bares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bagre vs bane". 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 #82,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.