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“burguesas” and “burgueses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,480
- “burguesas” frequency rank
- #20,291
- “burgueses” frequency rank
- 69771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | burguesas | burgueses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de burgués. | Forma del masculino plural de burgués. |
Where the eye mixes burguesas and burgueses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. burguesas and burgueses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: burguesas vs burgueses
A purely visual mix-up. burguesas ([buɾˈɣ̞esas]) and burgueses ([buɾˈɣ̞eses]) 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 a single letter - a in “burguesas” becomes e in “burgueses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
burguesas is recorded at frequency rank #49,480, classified as anadj, pronounced [buɾˈɣ̞esas]. burgueses is at rank #20,291, tagged as anadj, pronounced [buɾˈɣ̞eses].
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 69771, this pair ranks #31,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of burguesas vs burgueses
Shared letters: begrsu. Private to "burguesas": a. Private to "burgueses": -.
"burguesas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "burgueses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "burguesas" and "burgueses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "burguesas" vs "burgueses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "burguesas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "burgueses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "burguesas" and "burgueses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "burguesa vs burguesas". 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 #31,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.