Which to use
“pera” and “peras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,975
- “pera” frequency rank
- #23,169
- “peras” frequency rank
- 37144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pera | peras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruto del peral (Pyrus communis) y otras especies afines. Es un pomo suculento, de pulpa blanca y fina piel que va del verde claro al rojo intenso, cuya característica forma con un extremo más grueso que el otro se denomina por antonomasia piriforme. Es uno de los frutos más cultivados en las regiones frías de Europa, junto con la manzana. | Forma del plural de pera. |
Where the eye mixes pera and peras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against peras's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pera vs peras
A purely visual mix-up. pera ([ˈpeɾa]) and peras ([ˈpeɾas]) 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) - “pera” sits inside “peras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pera is recorded at frequency rank #13,975, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾa]. peras is at rank #23,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾas].
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 37144, this pair ranks #176,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pera vs peras
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pera": -. Private to "peras": s.
"pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pera" and "peras" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pera" or "peras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pera" and "peras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pera" and "peras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peras vs petar". 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 #176,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.