Which to use
“estaca” and “estacas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,898
- “estaca” frequency rank
- #40,818
- “estacas” frequency rank
- 71716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estaca | estacas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palo fuerte afilado por un extremo, para facilitar su clavado. | Forma del plural de estaca. |
Where the eye mixes estaca and estacas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. estaca runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against estacas's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses estaca with estacas
A purely visual mix-up. estaca ([esˈt̪aka]) and estacas ([esˈt̪akas]) 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) - “estaca” sits inside “estacas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estaca is recorded at frequency rank #30,898, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈt̪aka]. estacas is at rank #40,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈt̪akas].
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 71716, this pair ranks #26,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of estaca vs estacas
Shared letters: acest. Private to "estaca": -. Private to "estacas": -.
"estaca" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estacas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estaca" for "estacas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "estaca" or "estacas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "estaca" and "estacas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estacas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estaca" and "estacas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estacas vs estanca". 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 #26,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.