Which to use
“militar” and “militares” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #750
- “militar” frequency rank
- #1,220
- “militares” frequency rank
- 1970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | militar | militares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perteneciente o relacionado con las fuerzas armadas. | Forma del plural de militar. |
Where the eye mixes militar and militares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses militar with militares
A purely visual mix-up. militar ([miliˈt̪aɾ]) and militares ([miliˈt̪aɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “militar” sits inside “militares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
militar is recorded at frequency rank #750, classified as anadj, pronounced [miliˈt̪aɾ]. militares is at rank #1,220, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miliˈt̪aɾes].
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 1970, this pair ranks #321,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of militar vs militares
Shared letters: ailmrt. Private to "militar": -. Private to "militares": es.
"militar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "militares" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "militar" and "militares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "militar" vs "militares" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "militar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "militares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "militar" and "militares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "militan vs militar". 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 #321,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.