Which to use
“presencia” and “presencias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #946
- “presencia” frequency rank
- #38,896
- “presencias” frequency rank
- 39842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | presencia | presencias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El hecho de estar o existir en un determinado lugar. | Forma del plural de presencia. |
Where the eye mixes presencia and presencias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. presencia runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVV) against presencias's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: presencia vs presencias
A purely visual mix-up. presencia ([pɾeˈsẽnsja]) and presencias ([pɾeˈsẽnsjas]) 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) - “presencia” sits inside “presencias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
presencia is recorded at frequency rank #946, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈsẽnsja]. presencias is at rank #38,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈsẽnsjas].
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 39842, this pair ranks #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of presencia vs presencias
Shared letters: aceinprs. Private to "presencia": -. Private to "presencias": -.
"presencia" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV · "presencias" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- presencia ← persencia · ppresencia · precencia · preesncia · presecnia · presencai · presenccia · presenica
- presencias ← persencias · ppresencias · precencias · preesncias · presecnias · presencais · presenccias · presenciass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "presencia" and "presencias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "presencia" or "presencias"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "presencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presencias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "presencia" and "presencias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presencias vs presidencias". 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 #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.