poemasvsproezasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,276
“poemas” frequency rank
#46,750
“proezas” frequency rank
51026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poemas proezas
Definition Forma del plural de poema. Forma del plural de proeza.

Where the eye mixes poemas and proezas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. poemas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against proezas's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
poemas
7 ch
proezas

Why the eye confuses poemas with proezas

A purely visual mix-up. poemas ([poˈemas]) and proezas ([pɾoˈesas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poemas is recorded at frequency rank #4,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈemas]. proezas is at rank #46,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈesas].

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 51026, this pair ranks #100,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of poemas vs proezas

Shared letters: aeops. Private to "poemas": m. Private to "proezas": rz.

"poemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "proezas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poemas ← opemas · peomas · poeams · poemass · poemmas · poemsa · pomeas · ppoemas
  • proezas ← porezas · pproezas · preozas · proeazs · proezass · proezsa · proezzas · prozeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "poemas" for "proezas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([poˈemas] versus [pɾoˈesas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "poemas" vs "proezas" - which ranks higher?
"poemas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,276 in our Spanish list, against #46,750 for "proezas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "poemas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "proezas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poemas" and "proezas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pozas vs proezas". 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 #100,083 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