Which to use
“quince” is a num and “quincena” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,036
- “quince” frequency rank
- #15,465
- “quincena” frequency rank
- 19501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quince | quincena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catorce y uno. | Lapso de quince días de duración. |
Where the eye mixes quince and quincena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quince runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quincena's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quince vs quincena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quince is [ˈkĩnse] while quincena is [kĩnˈsena]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quince” sits inside “quincena”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quince is recorded at frequency rank #4,036, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈkĩnse]. quincena is at rank #15,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kĩnˈsena].
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 19501, this pair ranks #263,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quince vs quincena
Shared letters: ceinqu. Private to "quince": -. Private to "quincena": a.
"quince" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quincena" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quince" for "quincena" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quince" or "quincena" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quince" and "quincena" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quince" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quincena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quince" and "quincena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quincena vs quiniela". 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 #263,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.