Which to use
“primera” and “primeras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #177
- “primera” frequency rank
- #1,359
- “primeras” frequency rank
- 1536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | primera | primeras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De una sucesión de cosas la que ocurre o tiene lugar antes que las demás. Forma femenina de primero. | Forma del femenino plural de primero. |
Where the eye mixes primera and primeras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. primera runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against primeras's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses primera with primeras
A purely visual mix-up. primera ([pɾiˈmeɾa]) and primeras ([pɾiˈmeɾas]) 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) - “primera” sits inside “primeras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
primera is recorded at frequency rank #177, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾiˈmeɾa]. primeras is at rank #1,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾiˈmeɾas].
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 1536, this pair ranks #321,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of primera vs primeras
Shared letters: aeimpr. Private to "primera": -. Private to "primeras": s.
"primera" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "primeras" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "primera" and "primeras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "primera" or "primeras" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "primera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "primeras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "primera" and "primeras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "primera vs prometa". 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 #321,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.