Which to use
“chabón” and “chabones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,260
- “chabón” frequency rank
- #47,639
- “chabones” frequency rank
- 78899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chabón | chabones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pollo de ñandú o choique, desde que comienza a tener plumaje propiamente dicho hasta el año de edad. | Forma del plural de chabón. |
Where the eye mixes chabón and chabones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chabón runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against chabones's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chabón with chabones
A purely visual mix-up. chabón ([t͡ʃaˈβ̞õn]) and chabones ([t͡ʃaˈβ̞ones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chabón is recorded at frequency rank #31,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaˈβ̞õn]. chabones is at rank #47,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ones].
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 78899, this pair ranks #13,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chabón vs chabones
Shared letters: abchn. Private to "chabón": ó. Private to "chabones": eos.
"chabón" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chabones" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chabones ← cahbones · cchabones · chabbones · chabnoes · chaboens · chaboness · chabonnes · chabonse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chabón" and "chabones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chabón" or "chabones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chabón" and "chabones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chabón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chabones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chabón" and "chabones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagones vs chabones". 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 #13,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.