Which to use
“línea” and “lines” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #445
- “línea” frequency rank
- #42,009
- “lines” frequency rank
- 42454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | línea | lines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serie continua de puntos sucesivos formando una raya o segmento longitudinal en cualquier trayecto (recto, curvo, etc.). | La forma exterior o proporciones de un barco, edificio, etcétera. |
Where the eye mixes línea and lines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. línea (CVCVV) and lines (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between línea and lines
A purely visual mix-up. línea ([ˈlinea]) and lines (/laɪnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
línea is recorded at frequency rank #445, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlinea]. lines is at rank #42,009, tagged as anoun, pronounced /laɪnz/.
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 42454, this pair ranks #148,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of línea vs lines
Shared letters: eln. Private to "línea": aí. Private to "lines": is.
"línea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lines ← ilnes · liens · liness · linnes · llines · lnies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "línea" for "lines" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "línea" or "lines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "línea" and "lines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "línea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "línea" and "lines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs lines". 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 #148,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.