Which to use
“modernas” and “modernos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,037
- “modernas” frequency rank
- #5,136
- “modernos” frequency rank
- 12173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modernas | modernos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de moderno. | Forma del plural de moderno. |
Where the eye mixes modernas and modernos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. modernas and modernos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: modernas vs modernos
A purely visual mix-up. modernas ([moˈð̞eɾnas]) and modernos ([moˈð̞eɾnos]) 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 a single letter - a in “modernas” becomes o in “modernos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modernas is recorded at frequency rank #7,037, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈð̞eɾnas]. modernos is at rank #5,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈð̞eɾnos].
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 12173, this pair ranks #292,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modernas vs modernos
Shared letters: demnors. Private to "modernas": a. Private to "modernos": -.
"modernas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "modernos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modernas" for "modernos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modernas" vs "modernos" - 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 "modernas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modernos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modernas" and "modernos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modera vs modernas". 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 #292,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.