Which to use
“maderas” is a noun and “madura” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,474
- “maderas” frequency rank
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- 26966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maderas | madura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de madera. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. |
Where the eye mixes maderas and madura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maderas vs madura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maderas is [maˈð̞eɾas] while madura is [maˈð̞uɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maderas is recorded at frequency rank #17,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈð̞eɾas]. madura is at rank #9,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾa].
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 26966, this pair ranks #229,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maderas vs madura
Shared letters: admr. Private to "maderas": es. Private to "madura": u.
"maderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maderas" and "madura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maderas" or "madura"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maderas" and "madura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maderas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "madura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maderas" and "madura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maderas vs modera". 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 #229,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.