Which to use
“chavista” and “chavistas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,191
- “chavista” frequency rank
- #13,868
- “chavistas” frequency rank
- 25059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chavista | chavistas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Referente a, o propio del chavismo. | Forma del plural de chavista. |
Where the eye mixes chavista and chavistas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. chavista runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against chavistas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chavista with chavistas
A purely visual mix-up. chavista ([t͡ʃaˈβ̞ist̪a]) and chavistas ([t͡ʃaˈβ̞ist̪as]) 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) - “chavista” sits inside “chavistas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chavista is recorded at frequency rank #11,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ist̪a]. chavistas is at rank #13,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ist̪as].
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 25059, this pair ranks #238,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chavista vs chavistas
Shared letters: achistv. Private to "chavista": -. Private to "chavistas": -.
"chavista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "chavistas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chavista" for "chavistas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chavista" or "chavistas" 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 "chavista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chavistas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chavista" and "chavistas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chavista vs clasista". 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 #238,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.