nuestravsnuestrosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#167
“nuestra” frequency rank
#297
“nuestros” frequency rank
464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nuestra nuestros
Definition Forma femenina singular de nuestro. Forma del masculino plural de nuestro.

Where the eye mixes nuestra and nuestros

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

7 ch
nuestra
8 ch
nuestros

Why the eye confuses nuestra with nuestros

A purely visual mix-up. nuestra ([ˈnwest̪ɾa]) and nuestros ([ˈnwest̪ɾos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nuestra is recorded at frequency rank #167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾa]. nuestros is at rank #297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾos].

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 464, this pair ranks #323,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nuestra vs nuestros

Shared letters: enrstu. Private to "nuestra": a. Private to "nuestros": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nuestraneustra · nnuestra · nuesrta · nuesstra · nuestar · nuestrra · nuesttra · nuetsra
  • nuestrosneustros · nnuestros · nuesrtos · nuesstros · nuestors · nuestross · nuestrros · nuestrso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nuestra" and "nuestros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnwest̪ɾa] versus [ˈnwest̪ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "nuestra" vs "nuestros" - which ranks higher?
"nuestra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #167 in our Spanish list, against #297 for "nuestros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #323,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nuestra" and "nuestros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostros vs nuestros". 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 #323,391 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