Which to use
“manzana” and “manzanas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,407
- “manzana” frequency rank
- #8,550
- “manzanas” frequency rank
- 13957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manzana | manzanas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruta comestible del manzano (Malus domestica), un pomo crujiente, de intenso y agradable aroma y sabor de dulce a subácido, recubierto de una piel delgada de color verde, rojo o amarillo. | Forma del plural de manzana. |
Where the eye mixes manzana and manzanas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. manzana runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against manzanas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between manzana and manzanas
A purely visual mix-up. manzana ([mãnˈsana]) and manzanas ([mãnˈsanas]) 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) - “manzana” sits inside “manzanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manzana is recorded at frequency rank #5,407, classified as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsana]. manzanas is at rank #8,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsanas].
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 13957, this pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manzana vs manzanas
Shared letters: amnz. Private to "manzana": -. Private to "manzanas": s.
"manzana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "manzanas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manzana" and "manzanas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manzana" vs "manzanas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manzana" and "manzanas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manzana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manzanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manzana" and "manzanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manzana vs mundana". 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 #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.