Which to use
“ciegas” and “ciego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,789
- “ciegas” frequency rank
- #4,687
- “ciego” frequency rank
- 19476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciegas | ciego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de ciego. | Que no ve por defecto en los ojos o en el encéfalo. |
Where the eye mixes ciegas and ciego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ciegas and ciego
A purely visual mix-up. ciegas ([ˈsjeɣ̞as]) and ciego ([ˈsjeɣ̞o]) 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 19476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciegas is recorded at frequency rank #14,789, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsjeɣ̞as]. ciego is at rank #4,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsjeɣ̞o].
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 19476, this pair ranks #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ciegas vs ciego
Shared letters: cegi. Private to "ciegas": as. Private to "ciego": o.
"ciegas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "ciego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ciegas" and "ciego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ciegas" or "ciego" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciegas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciegas" and "ciego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciego vs cirio". 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 #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.