Which to use
“biografía” and “biografías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,516
- “biografía” frequency rank
- #18,168
- “biografías” frequency rank
- 25684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biografía | biografías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trayectoria, especialmente narrada en forma de historia, de la vida de una persona o, por extensión, de una entidad. | Forma del plural de biografía. |
Where the eye mixes biografía and biografías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. biografía runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVV) against biografías's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses biografía with biografías
A purely visual mix-up. biografía ([bjoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]) and biografías ([bjoɣ̞ɾaˈfias]) 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) - “biografía” sits inside “biografías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biografía is recorded at frequency rank #7,516, classified as anoun, pronounced [bjoɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. biografías is at rank #18,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bjoɣ̞ɾaˈfias].
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 25684, this pair ranks #235,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of biografía vs biografías
Shared letters: abfgiorí. Private to "biografía": -. Private to "biografías": s.
"biografía" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "biografías" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "biografía" and "biografías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "biografía" or "biografías" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "biografía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biografías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biografía" and "biografías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biografías vs biógrafos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.