Which to use
“cintura” and “costura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,681
- “cintura” frequency rank
- #19,679
- “costura” frequency rank
- 27360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cintura | costura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte del cuerpo humano inmediatamente por debajo de la última costilla flotante. | Acción o efecto de coser |
Where the eye mixes cintura and costura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cintura and costura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cintura and costura
A purely visual mix-up. cintura ([sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]) and costura ([kosˈt̪uɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cintura is recorded at frequency rank #7,681, classified as anoun, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]. costura is at rank #19,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kosˈt̪uɾa].
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 27360, this pair ranks #227,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cintura vs costura
Shared letters: acrtu. Private to "cintura": in. Private to "costura": os.
"cintura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "costura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cintura" and "costura" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cintura" or "costura"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cintura" and "costura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cintura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cintura" and "costura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constará vs costura". 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 #227,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.