Which to use
“costura” and “costuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,679
- “costura” frequency rank
- #40,221
- “costuras” frequency rank
- 59900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | costura | costuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de coser | Forma del plural de costura. |
Where the eye mixes costura and costuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. costura runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against costuras's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between costura and costuras
A purely visual mix-up. costura ([kosˈt̪uɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “costura” sits inside “costuras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
costura is recorded at frequency rank #19,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [kosˈt̪uɾa]. 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 59900, this pair ranks #60,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of costura vs costuras
Shared letters: acorstu. Private to "costura": -. Private to "costuras": -.
"costura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "costuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "costura" for "costuras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "costura" vs "costuras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "costura" 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 #60,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "costura" and "costuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "costra vs costuras". 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 #60,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.