Which to use
“maletas” and “maletín” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,445
- “maletas” frequency rank
- #23,126
- “maletín” frequency rank
- 34571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maletas | maletín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maleta. | Maleta pequeña usada para transportar documentos, portátiles, etc. Generalmente usada por ejecutivos y hombres de negocios. |
Where the eye mixes maletas and maletín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maletas and maletín follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maletas vs maletín
A purely visual mix-up. maletas ([maˈlet̪as]) and maletín ([maleˈt̪ĩn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maletas is recorded at frequency rank #11,445, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈlet̪as]. maletín is at rank #23,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maleˈt̪ĩn].
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 34571, this pair ranks #190,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maletas vs maletín
Shared letters: aelmt. Private to "maletas": s. Private to "maletín": ní.
"maletas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "maletín" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maletas ← amletas · maeltas · maleats · maletass · maletsa · malettas · malletas · malteas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maletas" for "maletín" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maletas" or "maletín" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maletas" and "maletín" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maletas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maletín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maletas" and "maletín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maletas vs mesetas". 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 #190,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.