Which to use
“candidatura” and “candidaturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,222
- “candidatura” frequency rank
- #12,104
- “candidaturas” frequency rank
- 16326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | candidatura | candidaturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Presentación de alguna persona como candidato a cierta dignidad o cargo. | Forma del plural de candidatura |
Where the eye mixes candidatura and candidaturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. candidatura runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against candidaturas's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between candidatura and candidaturas
A purely visual mix-up. candidatura ([kãn̪d̪ið̞aˈt̪uɾa]) and candidaturas ([kãn̪d̪ið̞aˈt̪uɾas]) 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) - “candidatura” sits inside “candidaturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
candidatura is recorded at frequency rank #4,222, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪d̪ið̞aˈt̪uɾa]. candidaturas is at rank #12,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪d̪ið̞aˈt̪uɾas].
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 16326, this pair ranks #276,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of candidatura vs candidaturas
Shared letters: acdinrtu. Private to "candidatura": -. Private to "candidaturas": s.
"candidatura" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "candidaturas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- candidatura ← acndidatura · cadnidatura · canddiatura · canddidatura · candiadtura · candidatrua · candidattura · candidatuar
- candidaturas ← acndidaturas · cadnidaturas · canddiaturas · canddidaturas · candiadturas · candidatruas · candidatturas · candidatuars
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "candidatura" for "candidaturas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "candidatura" or "candidaturas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "candidatura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "candidaturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "candidatura" and "candidaturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "candidata vs candidatura". 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 #276,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.