Which to use
“borrador” and “borradores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,919
- “borrador” frequency rank
- #25,923
- “borradores” frequency rank
- 34842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrador | borradores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que borra (hace desaparecer o desvanecer), o que sirve para ello. | Forma del plural de borrador. |
Where the eye mixes borrador and borradores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. borrador runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against borradores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between borrador and borradores
A purely visual mix-up. borrador ([boraˈð̞oɾ]) and borradores ([boraˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “borrador” sits inside “borradores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borrador is recorded at frequency rank #8,919, classified as anadj, pronounced [boraˈð̞oɾ]. borradores is at rank #25,923, tagged as anadj, pronounced [boraˈð̞oɾes].
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 34842, this pair ranks #189,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borrador vs borradores
Shared letters: abdor. Private to "borrador": -. Private to "borradores": es.
"borrador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "borradores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- borrador ← bborrador · borador · borardor · borraddor · borradorr · borradro · borraodr · borrdaor
- borradores ← bborradores · boradores · borardores · borraddores · borradoers · borradoress · borradorres · borradorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borrador" for "borradores" ever safe?
Frequency check: "borrador" vs "borradores" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "borrador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borradores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrador" and "borradores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borradores vs boxeadores". 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 #189,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.