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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "esquina" and "esquinas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "esquina" vs "esquinas" - which ranks higher?
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.