Which to use
“bodega” and “bodegas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,594
- “bodega” frequency rank
- #14,774
- “bodegas” frequency rank
- 24368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodega | bodegas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Almacén de vinos | Forma del plural de bodega. |
Where the eye mixes bodega and bodegas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bodega vs bodegas
A purely visual mix-up. bodega ([boˈð̞eɣ̞a]) and bodegas ([boˈð̞eɣ̞as]) 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) - “bodega” sits inside “bodegas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bodega is recorded at frequency rank #9,594, classified as anoun, pronounced [boˈð̞eɣ̞a]. bodegas is at rank #14,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [boˈð̞eɣ̞as].
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 24368, this pair ranks #241,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bodega vs bodegas
Shared letters: abdego. Private to "bodega": -. Private to "bodegas": s.
"bodega" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bodegas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bodega" for "bodegas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bodega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bodegas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodega" and "bodegas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bodega vs brega". 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 #241,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.