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

#18,552
“genuina” frequency rank
#49,039
“genuinas” frequency rank
67591
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature genuina genuinas
Definition Forma del femenino de genuino. Forma del femenino plural de genuino.

Where the eye mixes genuina and genuinas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. genuina runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against genuinas's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
genuina
8 ch
genuinas

Look-alike desk: genuina vs genuinas

A purely visual mix-up. genuina ([xeˈnwina]) and genuinas ([xeˈnwinas]) 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) - “genuina” sits inside “genuinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

genuina is recorded at frequency rank #18,552, classified as anadj, pronounced [xeˈnwina]. genuinas is at rank #49,039, tagged as anadj, pronounced [xeˈnwinas].

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 67591, this pair ranks #36,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of genuina vs genuinas

Shared letters: aeginu. Private to "genuina": -. Private to "genuinas": s.

"genuina" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "genuinas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • genuina ← egnuina · geniuna · gennuina · genuian · genuinna · genunia · geunina · ggenuina
  • genuinas ← egnuinas · geniunas · gennuinas · genuians · genuinass · genuinnas · genuinsa · genunias

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "genuina" and "genuinas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([xeˈnwina] versus [xeˈnwinas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "genuina" or "genuinas" show up more?
"genuina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,552 in our Spanish list, against #49,039 for "genuinas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "genuina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "genuinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "genuina" and "genuinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genuinas vs genuinos". 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 #36,719 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