broncevsbroncesConfusable pair

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“bronce” and “bronces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,802
“bronce” frequency rank
#39,620
“bronces” frequency rank
45422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bronce bronces
Definition Aleación metálica de cobre y estaño en la que el primero constituye su base y el segundo aparece en una proporción de entre el 3 y el 20%. Forma del plural de bronce.

Where the eye mixes bronce and bronces

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bronce runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against bronces's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
bronce
7 ch
bronces

Look-alike desk: bronce vs bronces

A purely visual mix-up. bronce ([ˈbɾõnse]) and bronces ([ˈbɾõnses]) 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) - “bronce” sits inside “bronces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bronce is recorded at frequency rank #5,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾõnse]. 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 45422, this pair ranks #131,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bronce vs bronces

Shared letters: bcenor. Private to "bronce": -. Private to "bronces": s.

"bronce" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "bronces" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bronce ← bbronce · bornce · brnoce · brocne · broncce · bronec · bronnce · bronse
  • bronces ← bbronces · bornces · brnoces · brocnes · broncces · broncess · broncse · bronecs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bronce" and "bronces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɾõnse] versus [ˈbɾõnses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bronce" vs "bronces" - which ranks higher?
"bronce" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,802 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.

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 "bronce" 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 #131,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bronce" and "bronces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Briones vs bronces". 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 #131,523 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