hamburguesavshamburguesasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hamburguesa is a noun, hamburguesas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hamburguesa and hamburguesas apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
hamburguesa
12 ch
hamburguesas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • hamburguesaahmburguesa · habmurguesa · hambburguesa · hambruguesa · hambugruesa · hamburgeusa · hamburgguesa · hamburgueas
  • hamburguesasahmburguesas · habmurguesas · hambburguesas · hambruguesas · hambugruesas · hamburgeusas · hamburgguesas · hamburgueass

Frequency comparison

hamburguesa#9,993
hamburguesas#10,678

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hamburguesa" and "hamburguesas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hamburguesa" is a noun and "hamburguesas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hamburguesa" or "hamburguesas"?
"hamburguesa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,993 in our Spanish list, against #10,678 for "hamburguesas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hamburguesa vs hamburguesas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hamburguesa”; for an adjective, it's “hamburguesas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hamburguesa” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list