moradavsmoradasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,430
“morada” frequency rank
#35,148
“moradas” frequency rank
47578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature morada moradas
Definition Acción de permanecer, residir o morar por algún tiempo en un lugar. Forma del plural de morada.

Where the eye mixes morada and moradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
morada
7 ch
moradas

Look-alike desk: morada vs moradas

A purely visual mix-up. morada ([moˈɾað̞a]) and moradas ([moˈɾað̞as]) 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) - “morada” sits inside “moradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

morada is recorded at frequency rank #12,430, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞a]. moradas is at rank #35,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞as].

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 47578, this pair ranks #119,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of morada vs moradas

Shared letters: admor. Private to "morada": -. Private to "moradas": s.

"morada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "moradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moradammorada · moarda · moraad · moradda · mordaa · morrada · mroada · omrada
  • moradasmmoradas · moardas · moraads · moradass · moraddas · moradsa · mordaas · morradas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "morada" for "moradas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([moˈɾað̞a] versus [moˈɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "morada" vs "moradas" - which ranks higher?
"morada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,430 in our Spanish list, against #35,148 for "moradas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "morada" and "moradas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "morada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #119,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "morada" and "moradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs moradas". 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 #119,282 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