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Which to use

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

#2,882
“esquina” frequency rank
#11,407
“esquinas” frequency rank
14289
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esquina esquinas
Definition Ángulo formado por la convergencia de dos superficies, especialmente muros o paredes. Forma del plural de esquina.

Where the eye mixes esquina and esquinas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esquina runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against esquinas's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
esquina
8 ch
esquinas

Look-alike desk: esquina vs esquinas

A purely visual mix-up. esquina ([esˈkina]) and esquinas ([esˈkinas]) 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) - “esquina” sits inside “esquinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esquina is recorded at frequency rank #2,882, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkina]. esquinas is at rank #11,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkinas].

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 14289, this pair ranks #284,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of esquina vs esquinas

Shared letters: aeinqsu. Private to "esquina": -. Private to "esquinas": -.

"esquina" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "esquinas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esquina ← eqsuina · esqiuna · esqquina · esquian · esquinna · esqunia · essquina · esuqina
  • esquinas ← eqsuinas · esqiunas · esqquinas · esquians · esquinass · esquinnas · esquinsa · esqunias

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "esquina" and "esquinas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkina] versus [esˈkinas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "esquina" vs "esquinas" - which ranks higher?
"esquina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,882 in our Spanish list, against #11,407 for "esquinas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "esquina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "esquinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #284,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "esquina" and "esquinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esquina vs esquivo". 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 #284,701 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