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“quemadura” and “quemaduras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,412
- “quemadura” frequency rank
- #15,697
- “quemaduras” frequency rank
- 55109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemadura | quemaduras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Destrucción de tejidos corporales por la acción de una temperatura muy elevada, frotación, acción de productos químicos, radiaciones o temperaturas muy bajas. | Forma del plural de quemadura. |
Where the eye mixes quemadura and quemaduras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. quemadura runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVCV) against quemaduras's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quemadura vs quemaduras
A purely visual mix-up. quemadura ([kemaˈð̞uɾa]) and quemaduras ([kemaˈð̞uɾas]) 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) - “quemadura” sits inside “quemaduras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemadura is recorded at frequency rank #39,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [kemaˈð̞uɾa]. quemaduras is at rank #15,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kemaˈð̞uɾas].
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 55109, this pair ranks #80,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quemadura vs quemaduras
Shared letters: ademqru. Private to "quemadura": -. Private to "quemaduras": s.
"quemadura" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV · "quemaduras" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quemadura ← qeumadura · qquemadura · queamdura · quemaddura · quemadrua · quemaduar · quemadurra · quemaudra
- quemaduras ← qeumaduras · qquemaduras · queamduras · quemadduras · quemadruas · quemaduars · quemadurass · quemadurras
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "quemadura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaduras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemadura" and "quemaduras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemada vs quemadura". 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 #80,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.