Which to use
“ensalada” and “ensaladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,375
- “ensalada” frequency rank
- #24,141
- “ensaladas” frequency rank
- 32516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ensalada | ensaladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plato compuesto de verduras, crudas o cocidas, y otros ingredientes, aderezados con una vinagreta u otra salsa, que se consume como entrada, guarnición o plato principal de una comida. | Forma del plural de ensalada. |
Where the eye mixes ensalada and ensaladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ensalada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against ensaladas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ensalada and ensaladas
A purely visual mix-up. ensalada ([ẽnsaˈlað̞a]) and ensaladas ([ẽnsaˈlað̞as]) 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) - “ensalada” sits inside “ensaladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ensalada is recorded at frequency rank #8,375, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽnsaˈlað̞a]. ensaladas is at rank #24,141, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽnsaˈlað̞as].
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 32516, this pair ranks #201,574 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ensalada vs ensaladas
Shared letters: adelns. Private to "ensalada": -. Private to "ensaladas": -.
"ensalada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "ensaladas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ensalada" and "ensaladas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ensalada" vs "ensaladas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ensalada" and "ensaladas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ensalada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ensaladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,574 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ensalada" and "ensaladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlazadas vs ensaladas". 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 #201,574 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.