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“densas” and “densos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,050
“densas” frequency rank
#29,588
“densos” frequency rank
63638
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature densas densos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de denso. Forma del plural de denso.

Where the eye mixes densas and densos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
densas
6 ch
densos

Why the eye confuses densas with densos

A purely visual mix-up. densas ([ˈd̪ẽnsas]) and densos ([ˈd̪ẽnsos]) 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 a single letter - a in “densas” becomes o in “densos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

densas is recorded at frequency rank #34,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ẽnsas]. densos is at rank #29,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ẽnsos].

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 63638, this pair ranks #48,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of densas vs densos

Shared letters: dens. Private to "densas": a. Private to "densos": o.

"densas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "densos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • densasddensas · denass · dennsas · densass · denssas · desnas · dnesas · ednsas
  • densosddensos · dennsos · denoss · densoss · denssos · desnos · dnesos · ednsos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "densas" for "densos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ẽnsas] versus [ˈd̪ẽnsos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "densas" vs "densos" - which ranks higher?
"densos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,588 in our Spanish list, against #34,050 for "densas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "densas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "densos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "densas" and "densos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs densas". 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 #48,108 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