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

#2,382
“caminar” frequency rank
#24,764
“caminas” frequency rank
27146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caminar caminas
Definition Estar viajando. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caminar.

Where the eye mixes caminar and caminas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
caminar
7 ch
caminas

Look-alike desk: caminar vs caminas

A purely visual mix-up. caminar ([kamiˈnaɾ]) and caminas ([kaˈminas]) 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 - r in “caminar” becomes s in “caminas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caminar is recorded at frequency rank #2,382, classified as averb, pronounced [kamiˈnaɾ]. caminas is at rank #24,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈminas].

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 27146, this pair ranks #228,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caminar vs caminas

Shared letters: acimn. Private to "caminar": r. Private to "caminas": s.

"caminar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "caminas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caminaracminar · caimnar · camianr · caminarr · caminnar · caminra · camminar · camniar
  • caminasacminas · caimnas · camians · caminass · caminnas · caminsa · camminas · camnias

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caminar" for "caminas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kamiˈnaɾ] versus [kaˈminas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caminar" vs "caminas" - which ranks higher?
"caminar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,382 in our Spanish list, against #24,764 for "caminas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caminar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caminas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caminar" and "caminas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caminas vs caminen". 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 #228,240 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