delanterasvsdelanterosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: delanteras is a adjective, delanteros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“delanteras” is an adjective and “delanteros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,047
“delanteras” frequency rank
#17,938
“delanteros” frequency rank
51985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature delanteras delanteros
Definition Forma del femenino plural de delantero. Forma del plural de delantero.

Where the eye mixes delanteras and delanteros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. delanteras and delanteros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
delanteras
10 ch
delanteros

Look-alike desk: delanteras vs delanteros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delanteras is [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪eɾas] while delanteros is [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪eɾos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “delanteras” becomes o in “delanteros”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

delanteras is recorded at frequency rank #34,047, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]. delanteros is at rank #17,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪eɾos].

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 51985, this pair ranks #95,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of delanteras vs delanteros

Shared letters: adelnrst. Private to "delanteras": -. Private to "delanteros": o.

"delanteras" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "delanteros" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • delanteras ← ddelanteras · dealnteras · delanetras · delannteras · delantears · delanterass · delanterras · delantersa
  • delanteros ← ddelanteros · dealnteros · delanetros · delannteros · delanteors · delanteross · delanterros · delanterso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "delanteras" and "delanteros" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "delanteras" is an adjective and "delanteros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "delanteras" or "delanteros"?
"delanteros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,938 in our Spanish list, against #34,047 for "delanteras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "delanteras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "delanteros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "delanteras" and "delanteros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delantera vs delanteras". 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 #95,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list