Which to use
“pulgada” and “pulgas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,012
- “pulgada” frequency rank
- #23,914
- “pulgas” frequency rank
- 48926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulgada | pulgas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unidad de longitud que en un principio correspondía a la medida promedio de la primera falange del pulgar de un hombre adulto. Ha sido estandarizada de diversos modos, pero la de uso más común equivale a 2.54 centímetros y a la doceava parte de un pie. | Forma del plural de pulga. |
Where the eye mixes pulgada and pulgas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pulgada and pulgas
A purely visual mix-up. pulgada ([pulˈɣ̞að̞a]) and pulgas ([ˈpulɣ̞as]) 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 48926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pulgada is recorded at frequency rank #25,012, classified as anoun, pronounced [pulˈɣ̞að̞a]. pulgas is at rank #23,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpulɣ̞as].
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 48926, this pair ranks #111,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pulgada vs pulgas
Shared letters: aglpu. Private to "pulgada": d. Private to "pulgas": s.
"pulgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pulgas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pulgada" and "pulgas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pulgada" or "pulgas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pulgada" and "pulgas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulgas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulgada" and "pulgas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pulgada vs pulida". 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 #111,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.