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“monarquía” and “monarquías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,335
“monarquía” frequency rank
#29,746
“monarquías” frequency rank
35081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature monarquía monarquías
Definition Sistema de gobierno en que el poder es ejercido por un único individuo. Forma del plural de monarquía.

Where the eye mixes monarquía and monarquías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. monarquía runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVV) against monarquías's 10 (CVCVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
monarquía
10 ch
monarquías

Look-alike desk: monarquía vs monarquías

A purely visual mix-up. monarquía ([monaɾˈkia]) and monarquías ([monaɾˈkias]) 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) - “monarquía” sits inside “monarquías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

monarquía is recorded at frequency rank #5,335, classified as anoun, pronounced [monaɾˈkia]. monarquías is at rank #29,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [monaɾˈkias].

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 35081, this pair ranks #187,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of monarquía vs monarquías

Shared letters: amnoqruí. Private to "monarquía": -. Private to "monarquías": s.

"monarquía" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVV  ·  "monarquías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "monarquía" and "monarquías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([monaɾˈkia] versus [monaɾˈkias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "monarquía" vs "monarquías" - which ranks higher?
"monarquía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,335 in our Spanish list, against #29,746 for "monarquías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "monarquía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "monarquías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #187,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "monarquía" and "monarquías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monarquías vs monárquica". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #187,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list