Which to use
“barricada” and “barricadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,252
- “barricada” frequency rank
- #22,583
- “barricadas” frequency rank
- 50835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barricada | barricadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Construcción defensiva realizada improvisadamente para detener u obstruir el paso. | Forma del plural de barricada. |
Where the eye mixes barricada and barricadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. barricada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against barricadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: barricada vs barricadas
A purely visual mix-up. barricada ([bariˈkað̞a]) and barricadas ([bariˈkað̞as]) 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) - “barricada” sits inside “barricadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barricada is recorded at frequency rank #28,252, classified as anoun, pronounced [bariˈkað̞a]. barricadas is at rank #22,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bariˈkað̞as].
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 50835, this pair ranks #101,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barricada vs barricadas
Shared letters: abcdir. Private to "barricada": -. Private to "barricadas": s.
"barricada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "barricadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- barricada ← abrricada · baricada · barircada · barrciada · barriacda · barricaad · barricadda · barriccada
- barricadas ← abrricadas · baricadas · barircadas · barrciadas · barriacdas · barricaads · barricadass · barricaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "barricada" and "barricadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "barricada" or "barricadas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "barricada" and "barricadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barricada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barricadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barricada" and "barricadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barriada vs barricada". 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 #101,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.