Which to use
“granda” is a noun and “grandes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,171
- “granda” frequency rank
- #294
- “grandes” frequency rank
- 47465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | granda | grandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terreno bajo, sin cultivar, y poblado de vegetación silvestre y densa, como matorrales y maleza. | Forma del plural de grande. |
Where the eye mixes granda and grandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. granda runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grandes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between granda and grandes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: granda is [ˈgɾãn̪d̪a] 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 47465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
granda is recorded at frequency rank #47,171, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾãn̪d̪a]. 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 47465, this pair ranks #119,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of granda vs grandes
Shared letters: adgnr. Private to "granda": -. Private to "grandes": es.
"granda" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grandes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "granda" and "grandes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "granda" or "grandes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "granda" and "grandes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "granda" 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 #119,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "granda" and "grandes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granado 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 #119,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.