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“larva” and “larvas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,738
- “larva” frequency rank
- #19,782
- “larvas” frequency rank
- 52520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | larva | larvas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fase juvenil en el desarrollo de los animales con desarrollo indirecto (metamorfosis). | Forma del plural de larva. |
Where the eye mixes larva and larvas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: larva vs larvas
A purely visual mix-up. larva ([ˈlaɾβ̞a]) and larvas ([ˈlaɾβ̞as]) 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) - “larva” sits inside “larvas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
larva is recorded at frequency rank #32,738, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɾβ̞a]. larvas is at rank #19,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɾβ̞as].
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 52520, this pair ranks #92,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of larva vs larvas
Shared letters: alrv. Private to "larva": -. Private to "larvas": s.
"larva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "larvas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "larva" and "larvas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "larva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larvas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "larva" and "larvas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "larva vs Lyra". 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 #92,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.