Which to use
“cordillera” and “cordilleras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,637
- “cordillera” frequency rank
- #33,507
- “cordilleras” frequency rank
- 42144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordillera | cordilleras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sucesión de montañas enlazadas entre sí que se forma cuando una capa de la corteza terrestre se desliza por debajo del borde de otra. | Forma del plural de cordillera. |
Where the eye mixes cordillera and cordilleras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cordillera runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against cordilleras's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cordillera vs cordilleras
A purely visual mix-up. cordillera ([koɾð̞iˈʝeɾa]) and cordilleras ([koɾð̞iˈʝeɾas]) 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) - “cordillera” sits inside “cordilleras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cordillera is recorded at frequency rank #8,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [koɾð̞iˈʝeɾa]. cordilleras is at rank #33,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koɾð̞iˈʝeɾas].
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 42144, this pair ranks #149,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cordillera vs cordilleras
Shared letters: acdeilor. Private to "cordillera": -. Private to "cordilleras": s.
"cordillera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "cordilleras" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cordillera ← ccordillera · codrillera · corddillera · cordilelra · cordilera · cordillear · cordillerra · cordillrea
- cordilleras ← ccordilleras · codrilleras · corddilleras · cordilelras · cordileras · cordillears · cordillerass · cordillerras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cordillera" for "cordilleras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cordillera" or "cordilleras"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cordillera" and "cordilleras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cordillera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cordilleras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,859 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 #149,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.