Which to use
“mejoras” and “mejoría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,129
- “mejoras” frequency rank
- #18,020
- “mejoría” frequency rank
- 23149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mejoras | mejoría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mejora. | Medra, adelantamiento y aumento de una cosa. Mejora. |
Where the eye mixes mejoras and mejoría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mejoras (CVCVCVC) and mejoría (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mejoras and mejoría
A purely visual mix-up. mejoras ([meˈxoɾas]) and mejoría ([mexoˈɾia]) 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 23149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mejoras is recorded at frequency rank #5,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈxoɾas]. mejoría is at rank #18,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mexoˈɾia].
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 23149, this pair ranks #247,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mejoras vs mejoría
Shared letters: aejmor. Private to "mejoras": s. Private to "mejoría": í.
"mejoras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mejoría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mejoras ← emjoras · mejjoras · mejoars · mejorass · mejorras · mejorsa · mejroas · meojras
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mejoras" and "mejoría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mejoras" or "mejoría"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mejoras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejoría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mejoras" and "mejoría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mejoría vs mejoro". 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 #247,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.