Which to use
“maravilla” and “maravillas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,227
- “maravilla” frequency rank
- #7,455
- “maravillas” frequency rank
- 12682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravilla | maravillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acontecimiento o cosa impresionante que provoca admiración. | Forma del plural de maravilla. |
Where the eye mixes maravilla and maravillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maravilla runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against maravillas's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maravilla vs maravillas
A purely visual mix-up. maravilla ([maɾaˈβ̞iʝa]) and maravillas ([maɾaˈβ̞iʝas]) 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) - “maravilla” sits inside “maravillas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maravilla is recorded at frequency rank #5,227, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈβ̞iʝa]. maravillas is at rank #7,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈβ̞iʝas].
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 12682, this pair ranks #290,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maravilla vs maravillas
Shared letters: ailmrv. Private to "maravilla": -. Private to "maravillas": s.
"maravilla" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "maravillas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravilla ← amravilla · maarvilla · marabilla · maraivlla · maravila · maravilal · maravlila · maravvilla
- maravillas ← amravillas · maarvillas · marabillas · maraivllas · maravilals · maravilas · maravillass · maravillsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maravilla" for "maravillas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maravilla" or "maravillas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maravilla" and "maravillas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maravilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravilla" and "maravillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maravillado vs maravillas". 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 #290,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.