BienvenidavsbienvenidasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Bienvenida is a name, bienvenidas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Bienvenida” is a name and “bienvenidas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,102
“Bienvenida” frequency rank
#24,399
“bienvenidas” frequency rank
27501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bienvenida bienvenidas
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Forma del femenino plural de bienvenido.

Where the eye mixes Bienvenida and bienvenidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Bienvenida runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVCV) against bienvenidas's 11 (CVVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Bienvenida
11 ch
bienvenidas

Look-alike desk: Bienvenida vs bienvenidas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bienvenida is [bjẽmbeˈnið̞a] while bienvenidas is [bjẽmbeˈnið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Bienvenida” sits inside “bienvenidas”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bienvenida is recorded at frequency rank #3,102, classified as aname, pronounced [bjẽmbeˈnið̞a]. bienvenidas is at rank #24,399, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bjẽmbeˈnið̞as].

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 27501, this pair ranks #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bienvenida vs bienvenidas

Shared letters: abdeinv. Private to "Bienvenida": -. Private to "bienvenidas": s.

"Bienvenida" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCV  ·  "bienvenidas" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bienvenidabbienvenida · beinvenida · bienbenida · bienevnida · biennvenida · bienveinda · bienvendia · bienveniad
  • bienvenidasbbienvenidas · beinvenidas · bienbenidas · bienevnidas · biennvenidas · bienveindas · bienvendias · bienveniads

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bienvenida" and "bienvenidas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bienvenida" is a name and "bienvenidas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Bienvenida" or "bienvenidas"?
"Bienvenida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,102 in our Spanish list, against #24,399 for "bienvenidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bienvenida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bienvenidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bienvenida" and "bienvenidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bienvenidas vs bienvenidos". 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 #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list