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Which to use

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

#4,709
“fantasía” frequency rank
#12,384
“fantasías” frequency rank
17093
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fantasía fantasías
Definition Imaginación, especialmente la que se caracteriza por la predominancia de constructos y conceptos que permanecen desconectados de la realidad objetiva. Granos de perlas pegados unos con otros con alguna división por medio.

Where the eye mixes fantasía and fantasías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fantasía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against fantasías's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
fantasía
9 ch
fantasías

Look-alike desk: fantasía vs fantasías

A purely visual mix-up. fantasía ([fãn̪t̪aˈsia]) and fantasías ([fãn̪t̪aˈsias]) 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) - “fantasía” sits inside “fantasías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fantasía is recorded at frequency rank #4,709, classified as anoun, pronounced [fãn̪t̪aˈsia]. fantasías is at rank #12,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fãn̪t̪aˈsias].

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 17093, this pair ranks #273,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fantasía vs fantasías

Shared letters: afnstí. Private to "fantasía": -. Private to "fantasías": -.

"fantasía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "fantasías" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fantasía" and "fantasías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fãn̪t̪aˈsia] versus [fãn̪t̪aˈsias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fantasía" or "fantasías"?
"fantasía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,709 in our Spanish list, against #12,384 for "fantasías". 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 "fantasía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fantasías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #273,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fantasía" and "fantasías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fantasear vs fantasías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #273,576 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