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

#44,770
“gordura” frequency rank
#10,505
“gorra” frequency rank
55275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gordura gorra
Definition Grasa Prenda de vestir de material flexible, que cubre la cabeza, sin ala pero habitualmente con visera.

Where the eye mixes gordura and gorra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gordura runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gorra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gordura
5 ch
gorra

Why the eye confuses gordura with gorra

A purely visual mix-up. gordura ([gurˈđurɐ]) and gorra ([ˈgora]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gordura is recorded at frequency rank #44,770, classified as anoun, pronounced [gurˈđurɐ]. gorra is at rank #10,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgora].

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 55275, this pair ranks #79,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gordura vs gorra

Shared letters: agor. Private to "gordura": du. Private to "gorra": -.

"gordura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "gorra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gordura ← ggordura · godrura · gorddura · gordrua · gorduar · gordurra · gorrdura · gorudra
  • gorra ← ggorra · gora · gorar · grora · ogrra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gordura" for "gorra" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([gurˈđurɐ] versus [ˈgora]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gordura" or "gorra"?
"gorra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,505 in our Spanish list, against #44,770 for "gordura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gordura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gorra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gordura" and "gorra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gara vs gorra". 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 #79,630 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