Which to use
“habilidad” and “habilidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,416
- “habilidad” frequency rank
- #2,888
- “habilidades” frequency rank
- 6304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habilidad | habilidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad, inteligencia, efectividad y disposición para hacer algo. | Forma del plural de habilidad. |
Where the eye mixes habilidad and habilidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. habilidad runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against habilidades's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: habilidad vs habilidades
A purely visual mix-up. habilidad ([aβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]) and habilidades ([aβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “habilidad” sits inside “habilidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habilidad is recorded at frequency rank #3,416, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]. habilidades is at rank #2,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es].
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 6304, this pair ranks #311,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habilidad vs habilidades
Shared letters: abdhil. Private to "habilidad": -. Private to "habilidades": es.
"habilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "habilidades" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- habilidad ← ahbilidad · habbilidad · habiildad · habildiad · habiliadd · habilidadd · habilidda · habiliddad
- habilidades ← ahbilidades · habbilidades · habiildades · habildiades · habiliaddes · habilidaddes · habilidadess · habilidadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "habilidad" for "habilidades" ever safe?
Which is more common, "habilidad" or "habilidades"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "habilidad" and "habilidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "habilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habilidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habilidad" and "habilidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habilidades vs habilitadas". 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 #311,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.