Which to use
“esperad” and “esperas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,627
- “esperad” frequency rank
- #5,507
- “esperas” frequency rank
- 55134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esperad | esperas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse. |
Where the eye mixes esperad and esperas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esperad and esperas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between esperad and esperas
A purely visual mix-up. esperad ([espeˈɾað̞]) and esperas ([esˈpeɾas]) 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 a single letter - d in “esperad” becomes s in “esperas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esperad is recorded at frequency rank #49,627, classified as averb, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞]. esperas is at rank #5,507, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈpeɾas].
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 55134, this pair ranks #80,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esperad vs esperas
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "esperad": d. Private to "esperas": -.
"esperad" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "esperas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "esperad" and "esperas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "esperad" vs "esperas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "esperad" and "esperas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esperad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esperas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esperad" and "esperas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esperad vs esperará". 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 #80,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.