Which to use
“mezquina” is an adjective and “mezquitas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,315
- “mezquina” frequency rank
- #26,534
- “mezquitas” frequency rank
- 70849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mezquina | mezquitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de mezquino. | Forma del plural de mezquita. |
Where the eye mixes mezquina and mezquitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mezquina runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against mezquitas's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mezquina and mezquitas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mezquina is [mesˈkina] while mezquitas is [mesˈkit̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mezquina is recorded at frequency rank #44,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [mesˈkina]. mezquitas is at rank #26,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mesˈkit̪as].
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 70849, this pair ranks #28,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mezquina vs mezquitas
Shared letters: aeimquz. Private to "mezquina": n. Private to "mezquitas": st.
"mezquina" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "mezquitas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mezquina" for "mezquitas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mezquina" or "mezquitas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mezquina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mezquitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mezquina" and "mezquitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marquina vs mezquina". 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 #28,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.