Which to use
“canciller” and “cancilleres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,112
- “canciller” frequency rank
- #41,773
- “cancilleres” frequency rank
- 48885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canciller | cancilleres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Empleado auxiliar de las embajadas, legaciones, consulados y agencias diplomáticas. | Forma del plural de canciller. |
Where the eye mixes canciller and cancilleres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. canciller runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against cancilleres's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between canciller and cancilleres
A purely visual mix-up. canciller ([kãnsiˈʝeɾ]) and cancilleres ([kãnsiˈʝeɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “canciller” sits inside “cancilleres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
canciller is recorded at frequency rank #7,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãnsiˈʝeɾ]. cancilleres is at rank #41,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãnsiˈʝeɾes].
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 48885, this pair ranks #111,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of canciller vs cancilleres
Shared letters: aceilnr. Private to "canciller": -. Private to "cancilleres": s.
"canciller" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "cancilleres" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- canciller ← acnciller · cacniller · cancciller · cancilelr · canciler · cancillerr · cancillre · cancliler
- cancilleres ← acncilleres · cacnilleres · canccilleres · cancilelres · cancileres · cancilleers · cancilleress · cancillerres
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "canciller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cancilleres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canciller" and "cancilleres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cancilleres vs cancillería". 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 #111,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.