broncasvsbroncesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: broncas is a adjective, bronces is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“broncas” is an adjective and “bronces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,990
“broncas” frequency rank
#39,620
“bronces” frequency rank
77610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature broncas bronces
Definition Forma del femenino plural de bronco. Forma del plural de bronce.

Where the eye mixes broncas and bronces

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. broncas and bronces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
broncas
7 ch
bronces

Look-alike desk: broncas vs bronces

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: broncas is [ˈbɾõŋkas] while bronces is [ˈbɾõnses]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “broncas” becomes e in “bronces”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

broncas is recorded at frequency rank #37,990, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɾõŋkas]. bronces is at rank #39,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾõnses].

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 77610, this pair ranks #15,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of broncas vs bronces

Shared letters: bcnors. Private to "broncas": a. Private to "bronces": e.

"broncas" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "bronces" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • broncas ← bbroncas · borncas · brnocas · brocnas · bronacs · broncass · bronccas · broncsa
  • bronces ← bbronces · bornces · brnoces · brocnes · broncces · broncess · broncse · bronecs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "broncas" and "bronces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "broncas" is an adjective and "bronces" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "broncas" or "bronces"?
"broncas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,990 in our Spanish list, against #39,620 for "bronces". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "broncas" and "bronces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "broncas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bronces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "broncas" and "bronces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brincar vs broncas". 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 #15,739 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