Which to use
“rebaño” and “rebaños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,219
- “rebaño” frequency rank
- #32,372
- “rebaños” frequency rank
- 46591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebaño | rebaños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de animales mamíferos domesticados, principalmente de ovejas o vacunos. | Forma del plural de rebaño. |
Where the eye mixes rebaño and rebaños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rebaño runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against rebaños's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rebaño vs rebaños
A purely visual mix-up. rebaño ([reˈβ̞aɲo]) and rebaños ([reˈβ̞aɲos]) 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) - “rebaño” sits inside “rebaños”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebaño is recorded at frequency rank #14,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲo]. rebaños is at rank #32,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲos].
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 46591, this pair ranks #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rebaño vs rebaños
Shared letters: abeorñ. Private to "rebaño": -. Private to "rebaños": s.
"rebaño" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rebaños" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rebaño" and "rebaños" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rebaño" or "rebaños" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebaño" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rebaños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebaño" and "rebaños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebaños vs rezamos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.