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

#13,950
“llanura” frequency rank
#19,162
“llanuras” frequency rank
33112
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llanura llanuras
Definition Extensión de terreno llano Forma del plural de llanura.

Where the eye mixes llanura and llanuras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llanura runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llanuras's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
llanura
8 ch
llanuras

Look-alike desk: llanura vs llanuras

A purely visual mix-up. llanura ([ʝaˈnuɾa]) and llanuras ([ʝaˈnuɾas]) 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) - “llanura” sits inside “llanuras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llanura is recorded at frequency rank #13,950, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʝaˈnuɾa]. llanuras is at rank #19,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʝaˈnuɾas].

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 33112, this pair ranks #198,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llanura vs llanuras

Shared letters: alnru. Private to "llanura": -. Private to "llanuras": s.

"llanura" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llanuras" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llanura ← lalnura · lanura · llannura · llanrua · llanuar · llanurra · llaunra · llnaura
  • llanuras ← lalnuras · lanuras · llannuras · llanruas · llanuars · llanurass · llanurras · llanursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llanura" and "llanuras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝaˈnuɾa] versus [ʝaˈnuɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llanura" or "llanuras" show up more?
"llanura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,950 in our Spanish list, against #19,162 for "llanuras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llanura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llanuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llanura" and "llanuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Llanera vs llanuras". 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 #198,527 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