Which to use
“emblema” and “emblemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,568
- “emblema” frequency rank
- #34,083
- “emblemas” frequency rank
- 50651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emblema | emblemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pabellón. Por ejemplo: Sobre esto último, usted recordará que la CIA hizo algunos huecos en la punta de un viejo B-26 , le pintó el emblema cubano y sostuvo que era uno de los tres aviones que se había escapado | Forma del plural de emblema. |
Where the eye mixes emblema and emblemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emblema runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against emblemas's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emblema and emblemas
A purely visual mix-up. emblema ([ẽmˈblema]) and emblemas ([ẽmˈblemas]) 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) - “emblema” sits inside “emblemas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emblema is recorded at frequency rank #16,568, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈblema]. emblemas is at rank #34,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈblemas].
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 50651, this pair ranks #102,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emblema vs emblemas
Shared letters: abelm. Private to "emblema": -. Private to "emblemas": s.
"emblema" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "emblemas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emblema" and "emblemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emblema" or "emblemas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emblema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emblemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emblema" and "emblemas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emblema vs emplea". 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 #102,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.