Which to use
“poderosa” and “poderosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,820
- “poderosa” frequency rank
- #10,908
- “poderosas” frequency rank
- 15728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poderosa | poderosas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de poderoso. | Forma del femenino plural de poderoso. |
Where the eye mixes poderosa and poderosas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poderosa vs poderosas
A purely visual mix-up. poderosa ([poð̞eˈɾosa]) and poderosas ([poð̞eˈɾosas]) 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) - “poderosa” sits inside “poderosas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poderosa is recorded at frequency rank #4,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [poð̞eˈɾosa]. poderosas is at rank #10,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poð̞eˈɾosas].
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 15728, this pair ranks #279,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poderosa vs poderosas
Shared letters: adeoprs. Private to "poderosa": -. Private to "poderosas": -.
"poderosa" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "poderosas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poderosa" for "poderosas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poderosa" vs "poderosas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poderosa" and "poderosas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poderosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poderosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poderosa" and "poderosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pedrosa vs poderosa". 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 #279,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.