Which to use
“membrana” and “membranas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,647
- “membrana” frequency rank
- #26,921
- “membranas” frequency rank
- 41568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | membrana | membranas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Delgada película o lámina, comúnmente de material orgánico o metálico, que cumple una función de separación, protección o recubrimiento. | Forma del plural de membrana. |
Where the eye mixes membrana and membranas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. membrana runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against membranas's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: membrana vs membranas
A purely visual mix-up. membrana ([mẽmˈbɾana]) and membranas ([mẽmˈbɾanas]) 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) - “membrana” sits inside “membranas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
membrana is recorded at frequency rank #14,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [mẽmˈbɾana]. membranas is at rank #26,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mẽmˈbɾanas].
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 41568, this pair ranks #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of membrana vs membranas
Shared letters: abemnr. Private to "membrana": -. Private to "membranas": s.
"membrana" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "membranas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "membrana" for "membranas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "membrana" and "membranas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "membrana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "membranas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.