Which to use
“costra” and “costuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,080
- “costra” frequency rank
- #40,221
- “costuras” frequency rank
- 84301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | costra | costuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tejido temporal formado por las plaquetas que cubre una herida para proteger la dermis durante el proceso de regeneración. | Forma del plural de costura. |
Where the eye mixes costra and costuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. costra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against costuras's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: costra vs costuras
A purely visual mix-up. costra ([ˈkost̪ɾa]) and costuras ([kosˈt̪uɾas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
costra is recorded at frequency rank #44,080, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkost̪ɾa]. 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 84301, this pair ranks #7,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of costra vs costuras
Shared letters: acorst. Private to "costra": -. Private to "costuras": u.
"costra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "costuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "costra" and "costuras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "costra" or "costuras"?
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 "costra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "costra" and "costuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs costra". 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 #7,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.