Which to use
“espinaca” and “espinacas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,899
- “espinaca” frequency rank
- #39,215
- “espinacas” frequency rank
- 81114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | espinaca | espinacas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Spinacia oleracea) Planta hortense de hojas radicales con tallos rojizos, comestible, anual. | Forma del plural de espinaca. |
Where the eye mixes espinaca and espinacas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. espinaca runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against espinacas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: espinaca vs espinacas
A purely visual mix-up. espinaca ([espiˈnaka]) and espinacas ([espiˈnakas]) 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) - “espinaca” sits inside “espinacas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
espinaca is recorded at frequency rank #41,899, classified as anoun, pronounced [espiˈnaka]. espinacas is at rank #39,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced [espiˈnakas].
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 81114, this pair ranks #10,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of espinaca vs espinacas
Shared letters: aceinps. Private to "espinaca": -. Private to "espinacas": -.
"espinaca" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "espinacas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "espinaca" and "espinacas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "espinaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espinacas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "espinaca" and "espinacas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empinada vs espinaca". 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 #10,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.