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Which to use

“impresora” and “impresoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,381
“impresora” frequency rank
#24,900
“impresoras” frequency rank
39281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impresora impresoras
Definition Dispositivo o máquina que imprime, que registra o marca en papel u otro medio letras, símbolos o imágenes. Forma del plural de impresora.

Where the eye mixes impresora and impresoras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. impresora runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against impresoras's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
impresora
10 ch
impresoras

Visual trap between impresora and impresoras

A purely visual mix-up. impresora ([ĩmpɾeˈsoɾa]) and impresoras ([ĩmpɾeˈsoɾas]) 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) - “impresora” sits inside “impresoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impresora is recorded at frequency rank #14,381, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmpɾeˈsoɾa]. impresoras is at rank #24,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmpɾeˈsoɾas].

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 39281, this pair ranks #165,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impresora vs impresoras

Shared letters: aeimoprs. Private to "impresora": -. Private to "impresoras": -.

"impresora" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "impresoras" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impresora ← immpresora · impersora · imppresora · impreosra · impresoar · impresorra · impresroa · impressora
  • impresoras ← immpresoras · impersoras · imppresoras · impreosras · impresoars · impresorass · impresorras · impresorsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "impresora" and "impresoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpɾeˈsoɾa] versus [ĩmpɾeˈsoɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impresora" or "impresoras"?
"impresora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,381 in our Spanish list, against #24,900 for "impresoras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impresora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "impresoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impresora" and "impresoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impresor vs impresoras". 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 #165,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list