Which to use
“maravilla” is a noun and “maravillosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,227
- “maravilla” frequency rank
- #5,013
- “maravillosa” frequency rank
- 10240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravilla | maravillosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acontecimiento o cosa impresionante que provoca admiración. | Forma del femenino de maravilloso. |
Where the eye mixes maravilla and maravillosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maravilla runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against maravillosa's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maravilla with maravillosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maravilla is [maɾaˈβ̞iʝa] while maravillosa is [maɾaβ̞iˈʝosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10240, 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]. maravillosa is at rank #5,013, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝosa].
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 10240, this pair ranks #299,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maravilla vs maravillosa
Shared letters: ailmrv. Private to "maravilla": -. Private to "maravillosa": os.
"maravilla" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "maravillosa" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravilla ← amravilla · maarvilla · marabilla · maraivlla · maravila · maravilal · maravlila · maravvilla
- maravillosa ← amravillosa · maarvillosa · marabillosa · maraivllosa · maravilloas · maravillossa · maravillsoa · maravilolsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maravilla" and "maravillosa" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maravilla" or "maravillosa" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maravilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravilla" and "maravillosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maravilla vs maravillado". 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 #299,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.