Which to use
“refrán” and “refranes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,865
- “refrán” frequency rank
- #36,258
- “refranes” frequency rank
- 56123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refrán | refranes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serie de versos que se repiten en un poema o canción. | Forma del plural de refrán. |
Where the eye mixes refrán and refranes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refrán runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against refranes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refrán and refranes
A purely visual mix-up. refrán ([reˈfɾãn]) and refranes ([reˈfɾanes]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refrán is recorded at frequency rank #19,865, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈfɾãn]. refranes is at rank #36,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈfɾanes].
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 56123, this pair ranks #75,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refrán vs refranes
Shared letters: efnr. Private to "refrán": á. Private to "refranes": as.
"refrán" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "refranes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refranes ← erfranes · refarnes · reffranes · refraens · refraness · refrannes · refranse · refrnaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refrán" for "refranes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refrán" vs "refranes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refrán" and "refranes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refrán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refranes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refrán" and "refranes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refrán vs reparan". 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 #75,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.