erróneasvserroresWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: erróneas is a adjective, errores is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“erróneas” is an adjective and “errores” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,434
“erróneas” frequency rank
#1,676
“errores” frequency rank
28110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erróneas errores
Definition Forma del femenino plural de erróneo. Forma del plural de error.

Where the eye mixes erróneas and errores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erróneas runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against errores's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
erróneas
7 ch
errores

Look-alike desk: erróneas vs errores

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erróneas is [eˈroneas] while errores is [eˈroɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erróneas is recorded at frequency rank #26,434, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈroneas]. errores is at rank #1,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈroɾes].

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 28110, this pair ranks #223,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erróneas vs errores

Shared letters: ers. Private to "erróneas": anó. Private to "errores": o.

"erróneas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "errores" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • errores ← erores · erorres · erroers · erroress · errorres · errorse · errroes · rerores

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "erróneas" for "errores" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "erróneas" is an adjective and "errores" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "erróneas" vs "errores" - which ranks higher?
"errores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,676 in our Spanish list, against #26,434 for "erróneas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "erróneas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "errores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erróneas" and "errores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erróneas vs erróneos". 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 #223,584 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