Which to use
“desastre” and “desastres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,337
- “desastre” frequency rank
- #8,939
- “desastres” frequency rank
- 11276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desastre | desastres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infortunio grande, acontecimiento desafortunado y deplorable. | Forma del plural de desastre. |
Where the eye mixes desastre and desastres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between desastre and desastres
A purely visual mix-up. desastre ([d̪eˈsast̪ɾe]) and desastres ([d̪eˈsast̪ɾes]) 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) - “desastre” sits inside “desastres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desastre is recorded at frequency rank #2,337, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈsast̪ɾe]. desastres is at rank #8,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈsast̪ɾes].
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 11276, this pair ranks #295,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desastre vs desastres
Shared letters: aderst. Private to "desastre": -. Private to "desastres": -.
"desastre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "desastres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desastre" and "desastres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desastre" or "desastres"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desastre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desastres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desastre" and "desastres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desastres vs desastrosa". 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 #295,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.