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Which to use

“chacra” and “chacras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,936
“chacra” frequency rank
#41,783
“chacras” frequency rank
77719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chacra chacras
Definition Campo de riego, labrado y sembrado para cultivo intensivo de legumbres, hortalizas, maíz, papas, frijoles, sandías, etc. Forma del plural de chacra.

Where the eye mixes chacra and chacras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chacra runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against chacras's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
chacra
7 ch
chacras

Visual trap between chacra and chacras

A purely visual mix-up. chacra ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa]) and chacras ([ˈt͡ʃakɾas]) 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) - “chacra” sits inside “chacras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chacra is recorded at frequency rank #35,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾa]. chacras is at rank #41,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾas].

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 77719, this pair ranks #15,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chacra vs chacras

Shared letters: achr. Private to "chacra": -. Private to "chacras": s.

"chacra" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "chacras" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chacra ← cahcra · cchacra · chacar · chaccra · chacrra · charca · chcara · chhacra
  • chacras ← cahcras · cchacras · chacars · chaccras · chacrass · chacrras · chacrsa · chcaras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "chacra" and "chacras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa] versus [ˈt͡ʃakɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chacra" or "chacras" show up more?
"chacra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,936 in our Spanish list, against #41,783 for "chacras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chacras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chacra" and "chacras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs chacras". 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 #15,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list