Which to use
“espinaca” and “espinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,899
- “espinaca” frequency rank
- #11,403
- “espinas” frequency rank
- 53302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | espinaca | espinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Spinacia oleracea) Planta hortense de hojas radicales con tallos rojizos, comestible, anual. | Forma del plural de espina₁. |
Where the eye mixes espinaca and espinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses espinaca with espinas
A purely visual mix-up. espinaca ([espiˈnaka]) and espinas ([esˈpinas]) 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 53302, 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]. espinas is at rank #11,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈpinas].
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 53302, this pair ranks #88,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of espinaca vs espinas
Shared letters: aeinps. Private to "espinaca": c. Private to "espinas": -.
"espinaca" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "espinas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "espinaca" and "espinas" 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 "espinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "espinaca" and "espinas" 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 #88,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.