Which to use
“lugar” and “lugares” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #122
- “lugar” frequency rank
- #724
- “lugares” frequency rank
- 846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lugar | lugares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espacio que puede ser ocupado por un objeto. | Forma del plural de lugar. |
Where the eye mixes lugar and lugares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lugar vs lugares
A purely visual mix-up. lugar ([luˈɣ̞aɾ]) and lugares ([luˈɣ̞aɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lugar” sits inside “lugares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lugar is recorded at frequency rank #122, classified as anoun, pronounced [luˈɣ̞aɾ]. lugares is at rank #724, tagged as anoun, pronounced [luˈɣ̞aɾes].
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 846, this pair ranks #322,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lugar vs lugares
Shared letters: aglru. Private to "lugar": -. Private to "lugares": es.
"lugar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lugares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lugar" and "lugares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lugar" or "lugares"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lugar" and "lugares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lugar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lugares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lugar" and "lugares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lega vs lugar". 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 #322,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.