bodegavsbodegasConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
bodega
7 ch
bodegas

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

  • bodegabbodega · bdoega · boddega · bodeag · bodegga · bodgea · boedga · obdega
  • bodegasbbodegas · bdoegas · boddegas · bodeags · bodegass · bodeggas · bodegsa · bodgeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bodega" for "bodegas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([boˈð̞eɣ̞a] versus [boˈð̞eɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bodega" or "bodegas" show up more?
"bodega" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,594 in our Spanish list, against #14,774 for "bodegas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list