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“patata” and “plata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,664
- “patata” frequency rank
- #754
- “plata” frequency rank
- 17418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patata | plata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Solanum tuberosum) Planta herbácea, caducifolia, de la familia de las solanáceas, de tallo erecto o decumbente de hasta 1 m de largo, hojas imparipinnadas, de foliolos lanceolados, pilosas, y flores en inflorescencias terminales racemosas, de pétalos fusionados de color blanco a púrpura, que fructifican en pequeñas bayas. Se la aprecia por los tubérculos que produce su sistema radical, muy usados en gastronomía. | Elemento químico de número atómico 47 situado en el grupo 11 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Ag. Es un metal de transición blanco y brillante. Presenta las mayores conductividades térmica y eléctrica de todos los metales, y se encuentra formando parte de distintos minerales (generalmente en forma de sulfuro) o como plata libre. |
Where the eye mixes patata and plata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: patata vs plata
A purely visual mix-up. patata ([paˈt̪at̪a]) and plata ([ˈplat̪a]) 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 17418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patata is recorded at frequency rank #16,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪at̪a]. plata is at rank #754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplat̪a].
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 17418, this pair ranks #272,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of patata vs plata
Shared letters: apt. Private to "patata": -. Private to "plata": l.
"patata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "patata" vs "plata" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patata" and "plata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patata" and "plata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacta vs patata". 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 #272,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.