panaderíavspanaderíasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,906
“panadería” frequency rank
#28,103
“panaderías” frequency rank
43009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature panadería panaderías
Definition Arte u oficio del que hace pan y otros productos similares. Forma del plural de panadería.

Where the eye mixes panadería and panaderías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. panadería runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against panaderías's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
panadería
10 ch
panaderías

Visual trap between panadería and panaderías

A purely visual mix-up. panadería ([panað̞eˈɾia]) and panaderías ([panað̞eˈɾias]) 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) - “panadería” sits inside “panaderías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

panadería is recorded at frequency rank #14,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [panað̞eˈɾia]. panaderías is at rank #28,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [panað̞eˈɾias].

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 43009, this pair ranks #145,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of panadería vs panaderías

Shared letters: adenprí. Private to "panadería": -. Private to "panaderías": s.

"panadería" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "panaderías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "panadería" and "panaderías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([panað̞eˈɾia] versus [panað̞eˈɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "panadería" or "panaderías"?
"panadería" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,906 in our Spanish list, against #28,103 for "panaderías". 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 "panadería" and "panaderías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "panadería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "panaderías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "panadería" and "panaderías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "panaderías vs panaderos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #145,046 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