Which to use
“holandés” and “holandeses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,866
- “holandés” frequency rank
- #17,165
- “holandeses” frequency rank
- 28031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holandés | holandeses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Originario, relativo a, o propio de Holanda | Forma del masculino plural de holandés. |
Where the eye mixes holandés and holandeses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. holandés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against holandeses's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between holandés and holandeses
A purely visual mix-up. holandés ([olãn̪ˈd̪es]) and holandeses ([olãn̪ˈd̪eses]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holandés is recorded at frequency rank #10,866, classified as anadj, pronounced [olãn̪ˈd̪es]. holandeses is at rank #17,165, tagged as anadj, pronounced [olãn̪ˈd̪eses].
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 28031, this pair ranks #223,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holandés vs holandeses
Shared letters: adhlnos. Private to "holandés": é. Private to "holandeses": e.
"holandés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "holandeses" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- holandeses ← hholandeses · hloandeses · hoalndeses · holadneses · holanddeses · holandeces · holandeess · holandesess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "holandés" and "holandeses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "holandés" or "holandeses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "holandés" and "holandeses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "holandés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holandeses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holandés" and "holandeses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holandesas vs holandeses". 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 #223,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.