Which to use
“cirugía” and “cirugías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,905
- “cirugía” frequency rank
- #17,906
- “cirugías” frequency rank
- 21811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cirugía | cirugías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Especialidad médica que se ocupa de la manipulación mecánica de las estructuras anatómicas con un fin terapéutico | Forma del plural de cirugía. |
Where the eye mixes cirugía and cirugías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cirugía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against cirugías's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cirugía vs cirugías
A purely visual mix-up. cirugía ([siɾuˈxia]) and cirugías ([siɾuˈxias]) 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) - “cirugía” sits inside “cirugías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cirugía is recorded at frequency rank #3,905, classified as anoun, pronounced [siɾuˈxia]. cirugías is at rank #17,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced [siɾuˈxias].
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 21811, this pair ranks #253,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cirugía vs cirugías
Shared letters: acgiruí. Private to "cirugía": -. Private to "cirugías": s.
"cirugía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "cirugías" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cirugía" and "cirugías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cirugía" or "cirugías"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cirugía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cirugías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cirugía" and "cirugías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciruelas vs cirugías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.