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

#27,215
“escaparate” frequency rank
#43,570
“escaparates” frequency rank
70785
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escaparate escaparates
Definition Armario acristalado en el que se exhiben objetos decorativos o productos. Forma del plural de escaparate.

Where the eye mixes escaparate and escaparates

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
escaparate
11 ch
escaparates

Why the eye confuses escaparate with escaparates

A purely visual mix-up. escaparate ([eskapaˈɾat̪e]) and escaparates ([eskapaˈɾat̪es]) 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) - “escaparate” sits inside “escaparates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escaparate is recorded at frequency rank #27,215, classified as anoun, pronounced [eskapaˈɾat̪e]. escaparates is at rank #43,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eskapaˈɾat̪es].

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 70785, this pair ranks #28,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escaparate vs escaparates

Shared letters: aceprst. Private to "escaparate": -. Private to "escaparates": -.

"escaparate" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "escaparates" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escaparateecsaparate · esacparate · escaaprate · escapaarte · escaparaet · escaparatte · escaparrate · escapartae
  • escaparatesecsaparates · esacparates · escaaprates · escapaartes · escaparaets · escaparatess · escaparatse · escaparattes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "escaparate" and "escaparates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eskapaˈɾat̪e] versus [eskapaˈɾat̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escaparate" or "escaparates"?
"escaparate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,215 in our Spanish list, against #43,570 for "escaparates". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escaparate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escaparates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escaparate" and "escaparates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escaparate vs escaparse". 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 #28,937 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