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“brasa” and “brasas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,106
- “brasa” frequency rank
- #33,455
- “brasas” frequency rank
- 65561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brasa | brasas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leña o carbón encendido y pasado del fuego. | Forma del plural de brasa. |
Where the eye mixes brasa and brasas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brasa runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against brasas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: brasa vs brasas
A purely visual mix-up. brasa ([ˈbɾasa]) and brasas ([ˈbɾasas]) 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) - “brasa” sits inside “brasas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brasa is recorded at frequency rank #32,106, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾasa]. brasas is at rank #33,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾasas].
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 65561, this pair ranks #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brasa vs brasas
Shared letters: abrs. Private to "brasa": -. Private to "brasas": -.
"brasa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "brasas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "brasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brasas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brasa" and "brasas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basas vs brasas". 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 #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.