Which to use
“lengua” and “lenguas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,057
- “lengua” frequency rank
- #2,892
- “lenguas” frequency rank
- 3949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lengua | lenguas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órgano ubicado en el interior de la boca de personas y animales, con ella se percibe el sentido del gusto y se modifican los sonidos producidos en la boca. | Forma del plural de lengua. |
Where the eye mixes lengua and lenguas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lengua runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against lenguas's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lengua vs lenguas
A purely visual mix-up. lengua ([ˈlẽŋgwa]) and lenguas ([ˈlẽŋgwas]) 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) - “lengua” sits inside “lenguas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lengua is recorded at frequency rank #1,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlẽŋgwa]. lenguas is at rank #2,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlẽŋgwas].
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 3949, this pair ranks #317,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lengua vs lenguas
Shared letters: aeglnu. Private to "lengua": -. Private to "lenguas": s.
"lengua" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lenguas" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lengua" for "lenguas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lengua" vs "lenguas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lengua" and "lenguas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lengua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenguas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lengua" and "lenguas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lega vs lengua". 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 #317,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.