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“levadura” and “levaduras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,733
“levadura” frequency rank
#46,039
“levaduras” frequency rank
67772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levadura levaduras
Definition Cualquiera de centenares de especies de hongos microscópicos, habitualmente unicelulares, que se reproducen por gemación y son capaces de descomponer los glúcidos en un proceso llamado fermentación Forma del plural de levadura.

Where the eye mixes levadura and levaduras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. levadura runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against levaduras's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
levadura
9 ch
levaduras

Why the eye confuses levadura with levaduras

A purely visual mix-up. levadura ([leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa]) and levaduras ([leβ̞aˈð̞uɾas]) 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) - “levadura” sits inside “levaduras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levadura is recorded at frequency rank #21,733, classified as anoun, pronounced [leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa]. levaduras is at rank #46,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leβ̞aˈð̞uɾas].

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 67772, this pair ranks #36,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of levadura vs levaduras

Shared letters: adelruv. Private to "levadura": -. Private to "levaduras": s.

"levadura" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "levaduras" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levadura ← elvadura · leavdura · lebadura · levaddura · levadrua · levaduar · levadurra · levaudra
  • levaduras ← elvaduras · leavduras · lebaduras · levadduras · levadruas · levaduars · levadurass · levadurras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "levadura" and "levaduras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa] versus [leβ̞aˈð̞uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "levadura" or "levaduras"?
"levadura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,733 in our Spanish list, against #46,039 for "levaduras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levadura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levaduras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levadura" and "levaduras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levadura vs ligadura". 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 #36,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list