Which to use
“poder” and “poderes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #168
- “poder” frequency rank
- #2,129
- “poderes” frequency rank
- 2297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poder | poderes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad o facultad de ejecutar una acción. | Forma del plural de poder. |
Where the eye mixes poder and poderes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poder vs poderes
A purely visual mix-up. poder ([poˈð̞eɾ]) and poderes ([poˈð̞eɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “poder” sits inside “poderes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poder is recorded at frequency rank #168, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈð̞eɾ]. poderes is at rank #2,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈð̞eɾes].
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 2297, this pair ranks #320,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poder vs poderes
Shared letters: deopr. Private to "poder": -. Private to "poderes": s.
"poder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "poderes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poder" for "poderes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poder" vs "poderes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "poder" and "poderes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poderes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poder" and "poderes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poder vs polera". 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 #320,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.