Which to use
“ruina” and “ruinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,728
- “ruina” frequency rank
- #6,457
- “ruinas” frequency rank
- 16185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruina | ruinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proceso o acción de destruirse. | Lo que queda de un edificio, una ciudad o una civilización destruidos. |
Where the eye mixes ruina and ruinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ruina with ruinas
A purely visual mix-up. ruina ([ˈrwina]) and ruinas ([ˈrwinas]) 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) - “ruina” sits inside “ruinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruina is recorded at frequency rank #9,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrwina]. ruinas is at rank #6,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrwinas].
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 16185, this pair ranks #277,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruina vs ruinas
Shared letters: ainru. Private to "ruina": -. Private to "ruinas": s.
"ruina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ruinas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ruina" and "ruinas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruina" and "ruinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riba vs ruina". 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 #277,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.