Which to use
“industria” and “industry” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #970
- “industria” frequency rank
- #37,666
- “industry” frequency rank
- 38636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | industria | industry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de trabajar. | Industria. |
Where the eye mixes industria and industry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. industria runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVV) against industry's 8 (VCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses industria with industry
A purely visual mix-up. industria ([ĩn̪ˈd̪ust̪ɾja]) and industry (/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
industria is recorded at frequency rank #970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ust̪ɾja]. industry is at rank #37,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪn.də.stɹi/.
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 38636, this pair ranks #168,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of industria vs industry
Shared letters: dinrstu. Private to "industria": a. Private to "industry": y.
"industria" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVV · "industry" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "industria" for "industry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "industria" vs "industry" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "industria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "industry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "industria" and "industry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "industria vs industries". 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 #168,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.