Which to use
“banquete” and “banquetes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,078
- “banquete” frequency rank
- #29,942
- “banquetes” frequency rank
- 44020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banquete | banquetes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comida a que concurren muchas personas para celebrar algún acontecimiento. | Forma del plural de banquete. |
Where the eye mixes banquete and banquetes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. banquete runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against banquetes's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: banquete vs banquetes
A purely visual mix-up. banquete ([bãŋˈket̪e]) and banquetes ([bãŋˈket̪es]) 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) - “banquete” sits inside “banquetes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banquete is recorded at frequency rank #14,078, classified as anoun, pronounced [bãŋˈket̪e]. banquetes is at rank #29,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bãŋˈket̪es].
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 44020, this pair ranks #139,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of banquete vs banquetes
Shared letters: abenqtu. Private to "banquete": -. Private to "banquetes": s.
"banquete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "banquetes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "banquete" for "banquetes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "banquete" vs "banquetes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "banquete" and "banquetes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "banquete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "banquetes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banquete" and "banquetes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "banquetas vs banquetes". 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 #139,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.