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“barraca” and “barracas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,374
- “barraca” frequency rank
- #25,916
- “barracas” frequency rank
- 61290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barraca | barracas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros. | Forma del plural de barraca. |
Where the eye mixes barraca and barracas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. barraca runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against barracas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses barraca with barracas
A purely visual mix-up. barraca ([baˈraka]) and barracas ([baˈrakas]) 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) - “barraca” sits inside “barracas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barraca is recorded at frequency rank #35,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈraka]. barracas is at rank #25,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈrakas].
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 61290, this pair ranks #55,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barraca vs barracas
Shared letters: abcr. Private to "barraca": -. Private to "barracas": s.
"barraca" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "barracas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barraca" and "barracas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "barraca" vs "barracas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "barraca" and "barracas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barraca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barracas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barraca" and "barracas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barraca vs barrita". 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 #55,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.