Which to use
“festival” is a noun and “festivales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,377
- “festival” frequency rank
- #9,120
- “festivales” frequency rank
- 10497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | festival | festivales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fiesta especialmente musical. | Forma del plural de festival. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set festival and festivales apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
festival and festivales form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “festival” sits inside “festivales” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
festival is recorded at frequency rank #1,377, classified as anoun, pronounced [fest̪iˈβ̞al]. festivales is at rank #9,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fest̪iˈβ̞ales].
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 10497, this pair ranks #298,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "festival" and "festivales" be used interchangeably?
Remembering festival vs festivales
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “festival”; for an adjective, it's “festivales”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “festival” entry
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