Which to use
“cercanas” and “cercano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,633
- “cercanas” frequency rank
- #2,441
- “cercano” frequency rank
- 9074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cercanas | cercano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cercano. | Que se encuentra a poca distancia |
Where the eye mixes cercanas and cercano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cercanas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against cercano's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cercanas vs cercano
A purely visual mix-up. cercanas ([seɾˈkanas]) and cercano ([seɾˈkano]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cercanas is recorded at frequency rank #6,633, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkanas]. cercano is at rank #2,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkano].
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 9074, this pair ranks #303,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cercanas vs cercano
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "cercanas": s. Private to "cercano": o.
"cercanas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cercano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cercanas" and "cercano" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cercanas" vs "cercano" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cercanas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cercano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cercanas" and "cercano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cercano vs chicano". 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 #303,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.