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

#7,969
“comisaría” frequency rank
#32,567
“comisarías” frequency rank
40536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comisaría comisarías
Definition Edificio o dependencias destinadas a alojar los equipamientos de la policía y a ser utilizados por ésta en el desempeño de sus funciones. Forma del plural de comisaría.

Where the eye mixes comisaría and comisarías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comisaría runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against comisarías's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
comisaría
10 ch
comisarías

Visual trap between comisaría and comisarías

A purely visual mix-up. comisaría ([komisaˈɾia]) and comisarías ([komisaˈɾias]) 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) - “comisaría” sits inside “comisarías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comisaría is recorded at frequency rank #7,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [komisaˈɾia]. comisarías is at rank #32,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komisaˈɾias].

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 40536, this pair ranks #158,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comisaría vs comisarías

Shared letters: acimorsí. Private to "comisaría": -. Private to "comisarías": -.

"comisaría" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "comisarías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comisaría" and "comisarías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komisaˈɾia] versus [komisaˈɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comisaría" vs "comisarías" - which ranks higher?
"comisaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,969 in our Spanish list, against #32,567 for "comisarías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comisaría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comisarías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comisaría" and "comisarías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comisarías vs comisarios". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #158,540 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