Which to use
“gallina” and “gallinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,002
- “gallina” frequency rank
- #11,419
- “gallinas” frequency rank
- 19421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gallina | gallinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ave gallinácea con una cresta cutánea de variadas formas sobre la cabeza, dos apéndices carnosos (carúnculas) que le cuelgan debajo del pico, patas con uñas para escarbar; el macho (gallo) posee un espolón. Es un ave de corral de la que se aprovechan sus huevos, plumas y carne. | Forma del plural de gallina. |
Where the eye mixes gallina and gallinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gallina runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gallinas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gallina with gallinas
A purely visual mix-up. gallina ([gaˈʝina]) and gallinas ([gaˈʝinas]) 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) - “gallina” sits inside “gallinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gallina is recorded at frequency rank #8,002, classified as anoun, pronounced [gaˈʝina]. gallinas is at rank #11,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [gaˈʝinas].
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 19421, this pair ranks #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gallina vs gallinas
Shared letters: agiln. Private to "gallina": -. Private to "gallinas": s.
"gallina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gallinas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gallina" and "gallinas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gallina" or "gallinas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gallina" and "gallinas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gallina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gallinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gallina" and "gallinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gallina vs gallito". 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 #263,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.