Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levadura" and "levaduras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "levadura" or "levaduras"?
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.