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“esquema” and “esquemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,200
“esquema” frequency rank
#11,406
“esquemas” frequency rank
16606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esquema esquemas
Definition Representación gráfica de algo, ya sea material o no, en sus características más importantes. Forma del plural de esquema.

Where the eye mixes esquema and esquemas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
esquema
8 ch
esquemas

Look-alike desk: esquema vs esquemas

A purely visual mix-up. esquema ([esˈkema]) and esquemas ([esˈkemas]) 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) - “esquema” sits inside “esquemas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esquema is recorded at frequency rank #5,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkema]. esquemas is at rank #11,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkemas].

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 16606, this pair ranks #275,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of esquema vs esquemas

Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "esquema": -. Private to "esquemas": -.

"esquema" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "esquemas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esquemaeqsuema · esqeuma · esqquema · esqueam · esquemma · esqumea · essquema · esuqema
  • esquemaseqsuemas · esqeumas · esqquemas · esqueams · esquemass · esquemmas · esquemsa · esqumeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "esquema" and "esquemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkema] versus [esˈkemas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "esquema" or "esquemas"?
"esquema" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,200 in our Spanish list, against #11,406 for "esquemas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "esquema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "esquemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "esquema" and "esquemas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esquema vs esquerra". 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 #275,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list