Which to use
“compañía” and “compañías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- #2,548
- “compañías” frequency rank
- 3253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañía | compañías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o consecuencia de acompañar o acompañarse; de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros. | Forma del plural de compañía. |
Where the eye mixes compañía and compañías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. compañía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against compañías's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: compañía vs compañías
A purely visual mix-up. compañía ([kõmpaˈɲia]) and compañías ([kõmpaˈɲias]) 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) - “compañía” sits inside “compañías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañía is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia]. compañías is at rank #2,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲias].
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 3253, this pair ranks #318,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compañía vs compañías
Shared letters: acmopíñ. Private to "compañía": -. Private to "compañías": s.
"compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "compañías" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compañía" and "compañías" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "compañía" or "compañías"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compañía" and "compañías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compañía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compañías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañía" and "compañías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compañía vs competía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.