gorrasvsgoterasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,234
“gorras” frequency rank
#41,386
“goteras” frequency rank
70620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gorras goteras
Definition Forma del plural de gorra. Forma del plural de gotera.

Where the eye mixes gorras and goteras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gorras runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against goteras's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
gorras
7 ch
goteras

Visual trap between gorras and goteras

A purely visual mix-up. gorras ([ˈgoras]) and goteras ([goˈt̪eɾas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gorras is recorded at frequency rank #29,234, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgoras]. goteras is at rank #41,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced [goˈt̪eɾas].

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 70620, this pair ranks #29,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gorras vs goteras

Shared letters: agors. Private to "gorras": -. Private to "goteras": et.

"gorras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "goteras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gorras ← ggorras · gorars · goras · gorrass · gorrsa · groras · ogrras
  • goteras ← ggoteras · goetras · gotears · goterass · goterras · gotersa · gotreas · gotteras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gorras" and "goteras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgoras] versus [goˈt̪eɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gorras" or "goteras"?
"gorras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,234 in our Spanish list, against #41,386 for "goteras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gorras" and "goteras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gorras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "goteras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gorras" and "goteras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goteras vs gotitas". 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 #29,284 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