Which to use
“mierda” and “mierdas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #304
- “mierda” frequency rank
- #11,089
- “mierdas” frequency rank
- 11393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mierda | mierdas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desecho maloliente de la comida ingerida, que se expulsa por vía anal. | Forma del plural de mierda |
Where the eye mixes mierda and mierdas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mierda runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against mierdas's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mierda and mierdas
A purely visual mix-up. mierda ([ˈmjeɾð̞a]) and mierdas ([ˈmjeɾð̞as]) 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) - “mierda” sits inside “mierdas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mierda is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmjeɾð̞a]. mierdas is at rank #11,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmjeɾð̞as].
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 11393, this pair ranks #295,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mierda vs mierdas
Shared letters: adeimr. Private to "mierda": -. Private to "mierdas": s.
"mierda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "mierdas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mierda" for "mierdas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mierda" vs "mierdas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mierda" and "mierdas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mierda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mierdas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mierda" and "mierdas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mierdas vs muerda". 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 #295,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.