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Which to use

“rareza” and “rarezas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,978
“rareza” frequency rank
#38,920
“rarezas” frequency rank
65898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rareza rarezas
Definition Cualidad de ser raro algo. Forma del plural de rareza.

Where the eye mixes rareza and rarezas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rareza
7 ch
rarezas

Visual trap between rareza and rarezas

A purely visual mix-up. rareza ([raˈɾesa]) and rarezas ([raˈɾesas]) 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) - “rareza” sits inside “rarezas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rareza is recorded at frequency rank #26,978, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈɾesa]. 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 65898, this pair ranks #41,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rareza vs rarezas

Shared letters: aerz. Private to "rareza": -. Private to "rarezas": s.

"rareza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rarezas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rarezaarreza · raerza · rareaz · rarezza · rarreza · rarzea · rraeza · rrareza
  • rarezasarrezas · raerzas · rareazs · rarezass · rarezsa · rarezzas · rarrezas · rarzeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rareza" and "rarezas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([raˈɾesa] versus [raˈɾesas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rareza" or "rarezas"?
"rareza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,978 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 "rareza" and "rarezas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rareza" 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 #41,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rareza" and "rarezas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramera vs rareza". 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 #41,325 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