Which to use
“competencia” and “competencias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,440
- “competencia” frequency rank
- #5,292
- “competencias” frequency rank
- 6732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competencia | competencias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rivalidad o controversia que hay entre dos o más personas u organismos sobre algún punto. Ej. (organismos): Estas dos plantas están estableciendo una competencia por la luz. | Forma del plural de competencia. |
Where the eye mixes competencia and competencias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: competencia vs competencias
A purely visual mix-up. competencia ([kõmpeˈt̪ẽnsja]) and competencias ([kõmpeˈt̪ẽnsjas]) 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) - “competencia” sits inside “competencias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
competencia is recorded at frequency rank #1,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ẽnsja]. competencias is at rank #5,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ẽnsjas].
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 6732, this pair ranks #309,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of competencia vs competencias
Shared letters: aceimnopt. Private to "competencia": -. Private to "competencias": s.
"competencia" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV · "competencias" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- competencia ← ccompetencia · cmopetencia · comeptencia · commpetencia · compeetncia · competecnia · competencai · competenccia
- competencias ← ccompetencias · cmopetencias · comeptencias · commpetencias · compeetncias · competecnias · competencais · competenccias
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "competencia" and "competencias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "competencia" vs "competencias" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "competencia" and "competencias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "competencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competencias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #309,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.