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

#28,821
“llamativa” frequency rank
#42,544
“llamativas” frequency rank
71365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llamativa llamativas
Definition Forma del femenino de llamativo. Forma del femenino plural de llamativo.

Where the eye mixes llamativa and llamativas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. llamativa runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against llamativas's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
llamativa
10 ch
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Look-alike desk: llamativa vs llamativas

A purely visual mix-up. llamativa ([ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞a]) and llamativas ([ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “llamativa” sits inside “llamativas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llamativa is recorded at frequency rank #28,821, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞a]. llamativas is at rank #42,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞as].

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 71365, this pair ranks #27,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llamativa vs llamativas

Shared letters: ailmtv. Private to "llamativa": -. Private to "llamativas": s.

"llamativa" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "llamativas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llamativa ← lalmativa · lamativa · llaamtiva · llamaitva · llamatiav · llamatiba · llamativva · llamattiva
  • llamativas ← lalmativas · lamativas · llaamtivas · llamaitvas · llamatiavs · llamatibas · llamativass · llamativsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llamativa" and "llamativas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞a] versus [ʝamaˈt̪iβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llamativa" or "llamativas"?
"llamativa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,821 in our Spanish list, against #42,544 for "llamativas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llamativa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llamativas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llamativa" and "llamativas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamativas vs llamativos". 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 #27,682 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