Which to use
“hamburguesa” is a noun and “hamburguesas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,993
- “hamburguesa” frequency rank
- #10,678
- “hamburguesas” frequency rank
- 20671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hamburguesa | hamburguesas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tortita de carne picada aglutinada en forma de filete, cocinada a la parrilla o a la plancha, aunque también puede freírse u hornearse. | Forma del femenino plural de hamburgués. |
Where the eye mixes hamburguesa and hamburguesas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hamburguesa runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCV) against hamburguesas's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hamburguesa and hamburguesas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hamburguesa is [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa] while hamburguesas is [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hamburguesa” sits inside “hamburguesas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hamburguesa is recorded at frequency rank #9,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]. hamburguesas is at rank #10,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esas].
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 20671, this pair ranks #258,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hamburguesa vs hamburguesas
Shared letters: abeghmrsu. Private to "hamburguesa": -. Private to "hamburguesas": -.
"hamburguesa" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV · "hamburguesas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hamburguesa ← ahmburguesa · habmurguesa · hambburguesa · hambruguesa · hambugruesa · hamburgeusa · hamburgguesa · hamburgueas
- hamburguesas ← ahmburguesas · habmurguesas · hambburguesas · hambruguesas · hambugruesas · hamburgeusas · hamburgguesas · hamburgueass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hamburguesa" for "hamburguesas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hamburguesa" or "hamburguesas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hamburguesa" and "hamburguesas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hamburguesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hamburguesas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #258,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.