rarasvsrarezasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: raras is a adjective, rarezas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“raras” is an adjective and “rarezas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,880
“raras” frequency rank
#38,920
“rarezas” frequency rank
44800
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raras rarezas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de raro. Forma del plural de rareza.

Where the eye mixes raras and rarezas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
raras
7 ch
rarezas

Look-alike desk: raras vs rarezas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raras is [ˈraɾas] while rarezas is [raˈɾesas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raras is recorded at frequency rank #5,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈraɾas]. rarezas is at rank #38,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced [raˈɾesas].

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 44800, this pair ranks #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of raras vs rarezas

Shared letters: ars. Private to "raras": -. Private to "rarezas": ez.

"raras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rarezas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rarasraars · rarass · rarras · rarsa · rraas · rraras
  • rarezasarrezas · raerzas · rareazs · rarezass · rarezsa · rarezzas · rarrezas · rarzeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "raras" and "rarezas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "raras" is an adjective and "rarezas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "raras" or "rarezas"?
"raras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,880 in our Spanish list, against #38,920 for "rarezas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "raras" and "rarezas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rarezas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raras" and "rarezas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rareza vs rarezas". 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 #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list