Which to use
“issue” and “issues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,892
- “issue” frequency rank
- #36,629
- “issues” frequency rank
- 84521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | issue | issues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salida de un lugar o de un conflicto. | Forma del plural de issue. |
Where the eye mixes issue and issues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between issue and issues
A purely visual mix-up. issue (/i.sy/) and issues (/ˈɪs.juːz/) 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) - “issue” sits inside “issues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
issue is recorded at frequency rank #47,892, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.sy/. issues is at rank #36,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪs.juːz/.
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 84521, this pair ranks #6,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of issue vs issues
Shared letters: eisu. Private to "issue": -. Private to "issues": -.
"issue" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "issues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "issue" and "issues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "issue" or "issues"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "issue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "issues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "issue" and "issues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ISSN vs issue". 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 #6,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.