Which to use
“industrias” is a verb and “industries” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,613
- “industrias” frequency rank
- #39,285
- “industries” frequency rank
- 43898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | industrias | industries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de industriar. | Forma del plural de industry. |
Where the eye mixes industrias and industries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. industrias and industries follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: industrias vs industries
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: industrias is [ĩn̪ˈd̪ust̪ɾjas] while industries is /ˈɪn.də.stɹiz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “industrias” becomes e in “industries”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
industrias is recorded at frequency rank #4,613, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ust̪ɾjas]. industries is at rank #39,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪn.də.stɹiz/.
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 43898, this pair ranks #140,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of industrias vs industries
Shared letters: dinrstu. Private to "industrias": a. Private to "industries": e.
"industrias" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVC · "industries" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- industrias ← idnustrias · inddustrias · indsutrias · indusrtias · indusstrias · industiras · industrais · industriass
- industries ← idnustries · inddustries · indsutries · indusrties · indusstries · industires · industreis · industriess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "industrias" and "industries" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "industrias" or "industries"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "industrias" and "industries" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "industrias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "industries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "industrias" and "industries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "industriales 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 #140,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.