costarávscosturasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: costará is a verb, costuras is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“costará” is a verb and “costuras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,332
“costará” frequency rank
#40,221
“costuras” frequency rank
55553
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature costará costuras
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de costar. Forma del plural de costura.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set costará and costuras apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
costará
8 ch
costuras

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: costará is [kost̪aˈɾa] while costuras is [kosˈt̪uɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

costará is recorded at frequency rank #15,332, classified as averb, pronounced [kost̪aˈɾa]. costuras is at rank #40,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kosˈt̪uɾas].

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 55553, this pair ranks #78,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of costará vs costuras

Shared letters: acorst. Private to "costará": á. Private to "costuras": u.

"costará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "costuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • costurasccosturas · cossturas · costruas · costturas · costuars · costurass · costurras · costursa

Frequency comparison

costará#15,332
costuras#40,221

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "costará" and "costuras" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "costará" is a verb and "costuras" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "costará" or "costuras"?
"costará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,332 in our Spanish list, against #40,221 for "costuras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering costará vs costuras

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “costará”; for a noun, it's “costuras”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “costará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list