Which to use
“sabana” and “sabanas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,702
- “sabana” frequency rank
- #21,146
- “sabanas” frequency rank
- 35848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabana | sabanas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llanura extensa cuya vegetación predominante son las hierbas, salpicada por algún árbol, arbusto o matorral individual o en pequeños grupos. | Forma del plural de sabana. |
Where the eye mixes sabana and sabanas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sabana runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sabanas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sabana vs sabanas
A purely visual mix-up. sabana ([saˈβ̞ana]) and sabanas ([saˈβ̞anas]) 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) - “sabana” sits inside “sabanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabana is recorded at frequency rank #14,702, classified as anoun, pronounced [saˈβ̞ana]. sabanas is at rank #21,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [saˈβ̞anas].
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 35848, this pair ranks #183,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sabana vs sabanas
Shared letters: abns. Private to "sabana": -. Private to "sabanas": -.
"sabana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sabanas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sabana" and "sabanas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sabanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabana" and "sabanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabanas vs solanas". 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 #183,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.