Which to use
“compadre” and “compadres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,101
- “compadre” frequency rank
- #39,649
- “compadres” frequency rank
- 53750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compadre | compadres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Padrino de bautizo o de confirmación (religiosa, católica) de una persona, respecto del padre, madre o madrina de esa persona. | Forma del plural de compadre. |
Where the eye mixes compadre and compadres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compadre vs compadres
A purely visual mix-up. compadre ([kõmˈpað̞ɾe]) and compadres ([kõmˈpað̞ɾes]) 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) - “compadre” sits inside “compadres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compadre is recorded at frequency rank #14,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpað̞ɾe]. compadres is at rank #39,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpað̞ɾes].
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 53750, this pair ranks #86,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compadre vs compadres
Shared letters: acdemopr. Private to "compadre": -. Private to "compadres": s.
"compadre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "compadres" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compadre" and "compadres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compadre" or "compadres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "compadre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compadres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compadre" and "compadres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comadre vs compadres". 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 #86,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.