Which to use
“escultura” and “esculturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,115
- “escultura” frequency rank
- #13,239
- “esculturas” frequency rank
- 22354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escultura | esculturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arte plástica cuyos medios de expresión son la forma y el volumen. | Forma del plural de escultura. |
Where the eye mixes escultura and esculturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. escultura runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against esculturas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escultura with esculturas
A purely visual mix-up. escultura ([eskul̪ˈt̪uɾa]) and esculturas ([eskul̪ˈt̪uɾas]) 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) - “escultura” sits inside “esculturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escultura is recorded at frequency rank #9,115, classified as anoun, pronounced [eskul̪ˈt̪uɾa]. esculturas is at rank #13,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eskul̪ˈt̪uɾas].
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 22354, this pair ranks #250,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escultura vs esculturas
Shared letters: acelrstu. Private to "escultura": -. Private to "esculturas": -.
"escultura" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "esculturas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- escultura ← ecsultura · esccultura · esclutura · esculltura · escultrua · esculttura · escultuar · esculturra
- esculturas ← ecsulturas · escculturas · escluturas · escullturas · escultruas · escultturas · escultuars · esculturass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escultura" for "esculturas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escultura" vs "esculturas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escultura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esculturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escultura" and "esculturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escultores vs esculturas". 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 #250,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.