nuestravsnuestrasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#167
“nuestra” frequency rank
#525
“nuestras” frequency rank
692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nuestra nuestras
Definition Forma femenina singular de nuestro. Forma del femenino plural de nuestro.

Where the eye mixes nuestra and nuestras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
nuestra
8 ch
nuestras

Look-alike desk: nuestra vs nuestras

A purely visual mix-up. nuestra ([ˈnwest̪ɾa]) and nuestras ([ˈnwest̪ɾas]) 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) - “nuestra” sits inside “nuestras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nuestra is recorded at frequency rank #167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾa]. nuestras is at rank #525, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾas].

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 692, this pair ranks #323,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nuestra vs nuestras

Shared letters: aenrstu. Private to "nuestra": -. Private to "nuestras": -.

"nuestra" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV  ·  "nuestras" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nuestraneustra · nnuestra · nuesrta · nuesstra · nuestar · nuestrra · nuesttra · nuetsra
  • nuestrasneustras · nnuestras · nuesrtas · nuesstras · nuestars · nuestrass · nuestrras · nuestrsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nuestra" and "nuestras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnwest̪ɾa] versus [ˈnwest̪ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nuestra" or "nuestras"?
"nuestra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #167 in our Spanish list, against #525 for "nuestras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #323,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nuestra" and "nuestras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostra vs nuestra". 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 #323,084 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