diariavsdiariasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,505
“diaria” frequency rank
#6,654
“diarias” frequency rank
11159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diaria diarias
Definition Forma del femenino de diario. Forma del femenino plural de diario.

Where the eye mixes diaria and diarias

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. diaria runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against diarias's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
diaria
7 ch
diarias

Look-alike desk: diaria vs diarias

A purely visual mix-up. diaria ([ˈd̪jaɾja]) and diarias ([ˈd̪jaɾjas]) 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) - “diaria” sits inside “diarias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diaria is recorded at frequency rank #4,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪jaɾja]. diarias is at rank #6,654, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪jaɾjas].

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 11159, this pair ranks #296,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diaria vs diarias

Shared letters: adir. Private to "diaria": -. Private to "diarias": s.

"diaria" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "diarias" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diaria ← dairia · ddiaria · diaira · diarai · diarria · diraia · idaria
  • diarias ← dairias · ddiarias · diairas · diarais · diariass · diarisa · diarrias · diraias

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diaria" for "diarias" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪jaɾja] versus [ˈd̪jaɾjas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diaria" or "diarias"?
"diaria" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,505 in our Spanish list, against #6,654 for "diarias". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "diaria" and "diarias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diaria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diarias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diaria" and "diarias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diaria vs dudaría". 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 #296,070 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