Which to use
“espada” and “estadía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,781
- “espada” frequency rank
- #13,040
- “estadía” frequency rank
- 16821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | espada | estadía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arma blanca que consiste en una hoja de metal larga, aguda y cortante; guarnición y empuñadura. | Acción de estar o permanecer en un lugar durante cierto tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes espada and estadía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between espada and estadía
A purely visual mix-up. espada ([esˈpað̞a]) and estadía ([est̪aˈð̞ia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
espada is recorded at frequency rank #3,781, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈpað̞a]. estadía is at rank #13,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [est̪aˈð̞ia].
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 16821, this pair ranks #274,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of espada vs estadía
Shared letters: ades. Private to "espada": p. Private to "estadía": tí.
"espada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estadía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- espada ← epsada · esapda · espaad · espadda · espdaa · esppada · esspada · sepada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "espada" for "estadía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "espada" or "estadía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "espada" and "estadía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "espada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estadía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "espada" and "estadía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estadía vs estanca". 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 #274,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.