Which to use
“hermana” and “hermanas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,215
- “hermana” frequency rank
- #3,635
- “hermanas” frequency rank
- 4850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hermana | hermanas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de hermano. | Forma del plural de hermana. |
Where the eye mixes hermana and hermanas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hermana runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hermanas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hermana and hermanas
A purely visual mix-up. hermana ([eɾˈmana]) and hermanas ([eɾˈmanas]) 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) - “hermana” sits inside “hermanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hermana is recorded at frequency rank #1,215, classified as anoun, pronounced [eɾˈmana]. hermanas is at rank #3,635, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eɾˈmanas].
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 4850, this pair ranks #315,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hermana vs hermanas
Shared letters: aehmnr. Private to "hermana": -. Private to "hermanas": s.
"hermana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hermanas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hermana" and "hermanas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hermana" or "hermanas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hermana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hermanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hermana" and "hermanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hermanas vs heroínas". 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 #315,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.