Which to use
“bridge” and “bridges” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,759
- “bridge” frequency rank
- #48,859
- “bridges” frequency rank
- 67618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bridge | bridges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Juego de cartas o naipes, para cuatro jugadores que juegan en parejas, que consiste en que en cada ronda una de las parejas debe ganar como mínimo un número de bazas previamente acordado en una subasta entre los jugadores. | Forma del plural de bridge. |
Where the eye mixes bridge and bridges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bridge runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against bridges's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bridge and bridges
A purely visual mix-up. bridge ([ˈbɾið̞t͡ʃ]) and bridges (/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/) 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) - “bridge” sits inside “bridges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bridge is recorded at frequency rank #18,759, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾið̞t͡ʃ]. bridges is at rank #48,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/.
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 67618, this pair ranks #36,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bridge vs bridges
Shared letters: bdegir. Private to "bridge": -. Private to "bridges": s.
"bridge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "bridges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bridge" for "bridges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bridge" or "bridges"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bridge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bridges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bridge" and "bridges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bridges vs Briones". 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 #36,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.