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

#37,257
“persiana” frequency rank
#29,339
“persianas” frequency rank
66596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature persiana persianas
Definition Especie de celosía que se ubica en las ventanas, formada por láminas fijas o móviles, y que deja graduar el paso del aire y de la luz del sol en la habitación. Forma del plural de persiana.

Where the eye mixes persiana and persianas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
persiana
9 ch
persianas

Look-alike desk: persiana vs persianas

A purely visual mix-up. persiana ([peɾˈsjana]) and persianas ([peɾˈsjanas]) 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) - “persiana” sits inside “persianas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

persiana is recorded at frequency rank #37,257, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈsjana]. persianas is at rank #29,339, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈsjanas].

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 66596, this pair ranks #39,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of persiana vs persianas

Shared letters: aeinprs. Private to "persiana": -. Private to "persianas": -.

"persiana" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "persianas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • persianaeprsiana · perciana · perisana · perrsiana · persaina · persiaan · persianna · persinaa
  • persianaseprsianas · percianas · perisanas · perrsianas · persainas · persiaans · persianass · persiannas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "persiana" and "persianas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈsjana] versus [peɾˈsjanas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "persiana" vs "persianas" - which ranks higher?
"persianas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,339 in our Spanish list, against #37,257 for "persiana". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "persiana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "persianas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "persiana" and "persianas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persiana vs persigan". 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 #39,446 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