Which to use
“guardería” and “guarderías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,633
- “guardería” frequency rank
- #31,814
- “guarderías” frequency rank
- 47447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guardería | guarderías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ocupación del guarda. | Forma del plural de guardería. |
Where the eye mixes guardería and guarderías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. guardería runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVV) against guarderías's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses guardería with guarderías
A purely visual mix-up. guardería ([gwaɾð̞eˈɾia]) and guarderías ([gwaɾð̞eˈɾias]) 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) - “guardería” sits inside “guarderías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guardería is recorded at frequency rank #15,633, classified as anoun, pronounced [gwaɾð̞eˈɾia]. guarderías is at rank #31,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced [gwaɾð̞eˈɾias].
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 47447, this pair ranks #120,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guardería vs guarderías
Shared letters: adegruí. Private to "guardería": -. Private to "guarderías": s.
"guardería" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "guarderías" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "guardería" for "guarderías" ever safe?
Which is more common, "guardería" or "guarderías"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "guardería" and "guarderías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guardería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guarderías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guardería" and "guarderías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guardará vs guardería". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.