Which to use
“padres” and “pages” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #615
- “padres” frequency rank
- #36,199
- “pages” frequency rank
- 36814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padres | pages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Padre y madre de un ser vivo. | Forma del plural de page. |
Where the eye mixes padres and pages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. padres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pages's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: padres vs pages
A purely visual mix-up. padres ([ˈpað̞ɾes]) and pages (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/) 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 36814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padres is recorded at frequency rank #615, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpað̞ɾes]. pages is at rank #36,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/.
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 36814, this pair ranks #178,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padres vs pages
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "padres": dr. Private to "pages": g.
"padres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "padres" and "pages" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "padres" vs "pages" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "padres" and "pages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "padres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padres" and "pages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs potes". 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 #178,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.