Which to use
“nutria” and “nutrias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,148
- “nutria” frequency rank
- #47,288
- “nutrias” frequency rank
- 90436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nutria | nutrias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Familia Lutrinae) Cualquiera de trece especies de mamíferos carnívoros mustélidos, de hábitos acuáticos y cuerpo fusiforme, de tamaño variable según la especie. Poseen un tupido pelaje impermeable y muy fino, que les permite conservar el calor del cuerpo, y una cola larga, que los ayuda en la natación. Son voraces predadores. | Forma del plural de nutria. |
Where the eye mixes nutria and nutrias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between nutria and nutrias
A purely visual mix-up. nutria ([ˈnut̪ɾja]) and nutrias ([ˈnut̪ɾjas]) 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) - “nutria” sits inside “nutrias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nutria is recorded at frequency rank #43,148, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnut̪ɾja]. nutrias is at rank #47,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnut̪ɾjas].
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 90436, this pair ranks #2,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nutria vs nutrias
Shared letters: ainrtu. Private to "nutria": -. Private to "nutrias": s.
"nutria" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "nutrias" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nutria" for "nutrias" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nutria" and "nutrias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nutria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutrias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nutria" and "nutrias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutrias vs nutrir". 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 #2,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.