Which to use
“escoba” and “escobas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,535
- “escoba” frequency rank
- #37,073
- “escobas” frequency rank
- 55608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escoba | escobas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento de limpieza utilizado para remover del piso, el polvo y basura en general. Esta compuesto por un palo en cuyo extremo se encuentra un haz de fibras. | Forma del plural de escoba. |
Where the eye mixes escoba and escobas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escoba runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escobas's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: escoba vs escobas
A purely visual mix-up. escoba ([esˈkoβ̞a]) and escobas ([esˈkoβ̞as]) 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) - “escoba” sits inside “escobas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escoba is recorded at frequency rank #18,535, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkoβ̞a]. escobas is at rank #37,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkoβ̞as].
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 55608, this pair ranks #78,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escoba vs escobas
Shared letters: abceos. Private to "escoba": -. Private to "escobas": -.
"escoba" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escobas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escoba" and "escobas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escoba" or "escobas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escoba" and "escobas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escoba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escobas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escoba" and "escobas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escobas vs escojan". 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 #78,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.