Which to use
“galería” and “galerías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,784
- “galería” frequency rank
- #11,585
- “galerías” frequency rank
- 15369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | galería | galerías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corredor o estancia larga que, al menos a uno de sus lados, tiene numerosas ventanas o huecos al exterior. | Forma del plural de galería. |
Where the eye mixes galería and galerías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. galería runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against galerías's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between galería and galerías
A purely visual mix-up. galería ([galeˈɾia]) and galerías ([galeˈɾias]) 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) - “galería” sits inside “galerías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
galería is recorded at frequency rank #3,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [galeˈɾia]. galerías is at rank #11,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [galeˈɾias].
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 15369, this pair ranks #280,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of galería vs galerías
Shared letters: aeglrí. Private to "galería": -. Private to "galerías": s.
"galería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "galerías" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "galería" for "galerías" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "galería" or "galerías" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "galería" and "galerías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "galería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "galerías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "galería" and "galerías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galería vs galesa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.