Which to use
“cantidad” and “cantidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #530
- “cantidad” frequency rank
- #3,679
- “cantidades” frequency rank
- 4209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cantidad | cantidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Todo lo que es capaz de aumentar o disminuir y que puede medirse o numerarse. | Forma del plural de cantidad. |
Where the eye mixes cantidad and cantidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cantidad runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against cantidades's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cantidad vs cantidades
A purely visual mix-up. cantidad ([kãn̪t̪iˈð̞að̞]) and cantidades ([kãn̪t̪iˈð̞að̞es]) 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) - “cantidad” sits inside “cantidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cantidad is recorded at frequency rank #530, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪t̪iˈð̞að̞]. cantidades is at rank #3,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪t̪iˈð̞að̞es].
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 4209, this pair ranks #316,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cantidad vs cantidades
Shared letters: acdint. Private to "cantidad": -. Private to "cantidades": es.
"cantidad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cantidades" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cantidad ← acntidad · canitdad · canntidad · cantdiad · cantiadd · cantidadd · cantidda · cantiddad
- cantidades ← acntidades · canitdades · canntidades · cantdiades · cantiaddes · cantidaddes · cantidadess · cantidadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cantidad" and "cantidades" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cantidad" or "cantidades" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cantidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cantidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cantidad" and "cantidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cándida vs cantidad". 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 #316,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.