Which to use
“maestras” and “maestrías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,508
- “maestras” frequency rank
- #36,662
- “maestrías” frequency rank
- 50170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maestras | maestrías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maestra. | Forma del plural de maestría. |
Where the eye mixes maestras and maestrías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. maestras runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against maestrías's 9 (CVVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maestras with maestrías
A purely visual mix-up. maestras ([maˈest̪ɾas]) and maestrías ([maesˈt̪ɾias]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maestras is recorded at frequency rank #13,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈest̪ɾas]. maestrías is at rank #36,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maesˈt̪ɾias].
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 50170, this pair ranks #104,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maestras vs maestrías
Shared letters: aemrst. Private to "maestras": -. Private to "maestrías": í.
"maestras" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "maestrías" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maestras ← amestras · maesrtas · maesstras · maestars · maestrass · maestrras · maestrsa · maesttras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maestras" for "maestrías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maestras" vs "maestrías" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maestras" and "maestrías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maestras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maestrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maestras" and "maestrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maestras vs muestres". 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 #104,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.