Which to use
“montaje” and “montajes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,038
- “montaje” frequency rank
- #22,105
- “montajes” frequency rank
- 29143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montaje | montajes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de montar. | Forma del plural de montaje. |
Where the eye mixes montaje and montajes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. montaje runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against montajes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses montaje with montajes
A purely visual mix-up. montaje ([mõn̪ˈt̪axe]) and montajes ([mõn̪ˈt̪axes]) 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) - “montaje” sits inside “montajes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montaje is recorded at frequency rank #7,038, classified as anoun, pronounced [mõn̪ˈt̪axe]. montajes is at rank #22,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mõn̪ˈt̪axes].
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 29143, this pair ranks #218,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montaje vs montajes
Shared letters: aejmnot. Private to "montaje": -. Private to "montajes": s.
"montaje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "montajes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montaje" and "montajes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "montaje" or "montajes" 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 "montaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montaje" and "montajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montajes vs montas". 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 #218,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.