Which to use
“cercana” and “cercanas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,762
- “cercana” frequency rank
- #6,633
- “cercanas” frequency rank
- 10395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cercana | cercanas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de cercano. | Forma del femenino plural de cercano. |
Where the eye mixes cercana and cercanas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cercana runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cercanas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cercana vs cercanas
A purely visual mix-up. cercana ([seɾˈkana]) and cercanas ([seɾˈkanas]) 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) - “cercana” sits inside “cercanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cercana is recorded at frequency rank #3,762, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkana]. cercanas is at rank #6,633, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkanas].
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 10395, this pair ranks #298,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cercana vs cercanas
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "cercana": -. Private to "cercanas": s.
"cercana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cercanas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cercana" and "cercanas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cercana" or "cercanas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cercana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cercanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cercana" and "cercanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cercanas vs coreanas". 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 #298,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.