Which to use
“pliegue” and “pliegues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,008
- “pliegue” frequency rank
- #26,961
- “pliegues” frequency rank
- 67969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pliegue | pliegues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte en que una superficie se dobla, donde no está lisa o extendida. | Forma del plural de pliegue. |
Where the eye mixes pliegue and pliegues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pliegue runs 7 letters (CCVVCVV) against pliegues's 8 (CCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pliegue and pliegues
A purely visual mix-up. pliegue ([ˈpljeɣ̞e]) and pliegues ([ˈpljeɣ̞es]) 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) - “pliegue” sits inside “pliegues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pliegue is recorded at frequency rank #41,008, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpljeɣ̞e]. pliegues is at rank #26,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpljeɣ̞es].
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 67969, this pair ranks #35,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pliegue vs pliegues
Shared letters: egilpu. Private to "pliegue": -. Private to "pliegues": s.
"pliegue" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "pliegues" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pliegue" and "pliegues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pliegue" or "pliegues" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pliegue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pliegues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pliegue" and "pliegues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pliegos vs pliegue". 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 #35,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.