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“piedra” and “piedras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,524
- “piedra” frequency rank
- #2,897
- “piedras” frequency rank
- 4421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piedra | piedras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo. | Forma del plural de piedra |
Where the eye mixes piedra and piedras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piedra vs piedras
A purely visual mix-up. piedra ([ˈpjeð̞ɾa]) and piedras ([ˈpjeð̞ɾas]) 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) - “piedra” sits inside “piedras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piedra is recorded at frequency rank #1,524, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeð̞ɾa]. piedras is at rank #2,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpjeð̞ɾas].
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 4421, this pair ranks #316,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piedra vs piedras
Shared letters: adeipr. Private to "piedra": -. Private to "piedras": s.
"piedra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "piedras" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piedra" and "piedras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "piedra" vs "piedras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "piedra" and "piedras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piedra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piedras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piedra" and "piedras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pícara vs piedra". 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 #316,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.