Which to use
“fobia” and “fobias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,066
- “fobia” frequency rank
- #41,368
- “fobias” frequency rank
- 64434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fobia | fobias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Profunda aversión hacia alguna cosa. | Forma del plural de fobia |
Where the eye mixes fobia and fobias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fobia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against fobias's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fobia vs fobias
A purely visual mix-up. fobia ([ˈfoβ̞ja]) and fobias ([ˈfoβ̞jas]) 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) - “fobia” sits inside “fobias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fobia is recorded at frequency rank #23,066, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoβ̞ja]. fobias is at rank #41,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoβ̞jas].
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 64434, this pair ranks #45,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fobia vs fobias
Shared letters: abfio. Private to "fobia": -. Private to "fobias": s.
"fobia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fobias" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fobia" for "fobias" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fobia" vs "fobias" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fobia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fobias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fobia" and "fobias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fobias vs folios". 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 #45,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.