nuevasvsnuevosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#577
“nuevas” frequency rank
#564
“nuevos” frequency rank
1141
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nuevas nuevos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de nuevo. Forma del plural de nuevo.

Where the eye mixes nuevas and nuevos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
nuevas
6 ch
nuevos

Visual trap between nuevas and nuevos

A purely visual mix-up. nuevas ([ˈnweβ̞as]) and nuevos ([ˈnweβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “nuevas” becomes o in “nuevos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nuevas is recorded at frequency rank #577, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnweβ̞as]. nuevos is at rank #564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnweβ̞os].

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 1141, this pair ranks #322,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nuevas vs nuevos

Shared letters: ensuv. Private to "nuevas": a. Private to "nuevos": o.

"nuevas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "nuevos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nuevasneuvas · nnuevas · nueavs · nuebas · nuevass · nuevsa · nuevvas · nuveas
  • nuevosneuvos · nnuevos · nuebos · nueovs · nuevoss · nuevso · nuevvos · nuveos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nuevas" and "nuevos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnweβ̞as] versus [ˈnweβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nuevas" or "nuevos"?
"nuevos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #564 in our Spanish list, against #577 for "nuevas". 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 "nuevas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nuevos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nuevas" and "nuevos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nietas vs nuevas". 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 #322,505 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