Which to use
“pulgadas” and “pulgares” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,699
- “pulgadas” frequency rank
- #41,030
- “pulgares” frequency rank
- 49729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulgadas | pulgares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pulgada. | Forma del plural de pulgar. |
Where the eye mixes pulgadas and pulgares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pulgadas and pulgares follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pulgadas vs pulgares
A purely visual mix-up. pulgadas ([pulˈɣ̞að̞as]) and pulgares ([pulˈɣ̞aɾes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pulgadas is recorded at frequency rank #8,699, classified as anoun, pronounced [pulˈɣ̞að̞as]. pulgares is at rank #41,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pulˈɣ̞aɾes].
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 49729, this pair ranks #107,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pulgadas vs pulgares
Shared letters: aglpsu. Private to "pulgadas": d. Private to "pulgares": er.
"pulgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pulgares" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pulgadas" and "pulgares" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pulgadas" vs "pulgares" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pulgadas" and "pulgares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulgadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulgares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulgadas" and "pulgares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polares vs pulgares". 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 #107,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.