Which to use
“pruebas” is a noun and “pruebes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,065
- “pruebas” frequency rank
- #35,705
- “pruebes” frequency rank
- 36770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pruebas | pruebes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de prueba. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de probar. |
Where the eye mixes pruebas and pruebes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pruebas and pruebes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pruebas with pruebes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pruebas is [ˈpɾweβ̞as] while pruebes is [ˈpɾweβ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “pruebas” becomes e in “pruebes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pruebas is recorded at frequency rank #1,065, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾweβ̞as]. pruebes is at rank #35,705, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾweβ̞es].
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 36770, this pair ranks #178,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pruebas vs pruebes
Shared letters: beprsu. Private to "pruebas": a. Private to "pruebes": -.
"pruebas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "pruebes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pruebas" for "pruebes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pruebas" or "pruebes" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pruebas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pruebes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pruebas" and "pruebes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pruebes vs pruebo". 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 #178,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.