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Which to use

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

#29,342
“poesia” frequency rank
#20,463
“poesías” frequency rank
49805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poesia poesías
Definition Poesía, arte poética. Forma del plural de poesía.

Where the eye mixes poesia and poesías

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

6 ch
poesia
7 ch
poesías

Why the eye confuses poesia with poesías

A purely visual mix-up. poesia (/poˈɛ.zja/) and poesías ([poeˈsias]) 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 49805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poesia is recorded at frequency rank #29,342, classified as anoun, pronounced /poˈɛ.zja/. poesías is at rank #20,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poeˈsias].

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 49805, this pair ranks #106,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of poesia vs poesías

Shared letters: aeops. Private to "poesia": i. Private to "poesías": í.

"poesia" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "poesías" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poesia ← opesia · peosia · poecia · poeisa · poesai · poessia · poseia · ppoesia

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "poesia" and "poesías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/poˈɛ.zja/ versus [poeˈsias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "poesia" or "poesías"?
"poesías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,463 in our Spanish list, against #29,342 for "poesia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "poesia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "poesías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poesia" and "poesías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poesia vs presea". 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 #106,722 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