Which to use
“escasas” is an adjective and “espadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,598
- “escasas” frequency rank
- #10,497
- “espadas” frequency rank
- 23095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escasas | espadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de escaso. | En el juego de naipes con baraja española, nombre del palo que contiene representaciones de espadas. |
Where the eye mixes escasas and espadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escasas vs espadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escasas is [esˈkasas] while espadas is [esˈpað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escasas is recorded at frequency rank #12,598, classified as anadj, pronounced [esˈkasas]. espadas is at rank #10,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈpað̞as].
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 23095, this pair ranks #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escasas vs espadas
Shared letters: aes. Private to "escasas": c. Private to "espadas": dp.
"escasas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "espadas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escasas" and "espadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escasas" or "espadas" 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 "escasas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escasas" and "espadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escasas vs escasean". 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 #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.