nulavsnulasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,538
“nula” frequency rank
#27,706
“nulas” frequency rank
38244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nula nulas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de nulo. Forma del femenino plural de nulo.

Where the eye mixes nula and nulas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
nula
5 ch
nulas

Look-alike desk: nula vs nulas

A purely visual mix-up. nula ([ˈnula]) and nulas ([ˈnulas]) 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) - “nula” sits inside “nulas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nula is recorded at frequency rank #10,538, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnula]. nulas is at rank #27,706, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnulas].

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 38244, this pair ranks #171,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nula vs nulas

Shared letters: alnu. Private to "nula": -. Private to "nulas": s.

"nula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "nulas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nulanlua · nnula · nual · nulla · unla
  • nulasnluas · nnulas · nuals · nulass · nullas · nulsa · unlas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nula" and "nulas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnula] versus [ˈnulas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nula" or "nulas"?
"nula" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,538 in our Spanish list, against #27,706 for "nulas". 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 "nula" and "nulas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nula" and "nulas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nudes vs nulas". 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 #171,066 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