Which to use
“pages” and “países” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,199
- “pages” frequency rank
- #354
- “países” frequency rank
- 36553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pages | países |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de page. | Forma del plural de país. |
Where the eye mixes pages and países
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pages runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against países's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pages vs países
A purely visual mix-up. pages (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/) and países ([paˈises]) 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 36553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pages is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/. países is at rank #354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈises].
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 36553, this pair ranks #180,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pages vs países
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pages": g. Private to "países": í.
"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "países" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pages ← apges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pages" and "países" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pages" or "países"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pages" and "países" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "países" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pages" and "países" 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 #180,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.