Which to use
“glande” is a noun and “grandes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,619
- “glande” frequency rank
- #294
- “grandes” frequency rank
- 43913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glande | grandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte final del pene, específicamente del cuerpo esponjoso, del cual es su parte más ancha, usualmente con forma de cono o punta de flecha, algunas veces de forma semiesférica. | Forma del plural de grande. |
Where the eye mixes glande and grandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between glande and grandes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glande is [ˈglãn̪d̪e] while grandes is [ˈgɾãn̪d̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glande is recorded at frequency rank #43,619, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈglãn̪d̪e]. grandes is at rank #294, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾãn̪d̪es].
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 43913, this pair ranks #139,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glande vs grandes
Shared letters: adegn. Private to "glande": l. Private to "grandes": rs.
"glande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grandes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glande" for "grandes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "glande" and "grandes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glande" and "grandes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glande vs granda". 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 #139,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.