Which to use
“librería” and “librerías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,830
- “librería” frequency rank
- #14,637
- “librerías” frequency rank
- 23467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | librería | librerías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Establecimiento donde se venden libros. | Forma del plural de librería. |
Where the eye mixes librería and librerías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. librería runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against librerías's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: librería vs librerías
A purely visual mix-up. librería ([liβ̞ɾeˈɾia]) and librerías ([liβ̞ɾeˈɾias]) 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) - “librería” sits inside “librerías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
librería is recorded at frequency rank #8,830, classified as anoun, pronounced [liβ̞ɾeˈɾia]. librerías is at rank #14,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liβ̞ɾeˈɾias].
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 23467, this pair ranks #245,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of librería vs librerías
Shared letters: abeilrí. Private to "librería": -. Private to "librerías": s.
"librería" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "librerías" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "librería" for "librerías" ever safe?
Which is more common, "librería" or "librerías"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "librería" and "librerías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "librería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "librerías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "librería" and "librerías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "librerías vs libreros". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.