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

#2,953
“sabor” frequency rank
#12,922
“sabores” frequency rank
15875
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sabor sabores
Definition Sensación distintiva que se experimenta en la boca con el sentido del gusto. Forma del plural de sabor.

Where the eye mixes sabor and sabores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sabor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against sabores's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
sabor
7 ch
sabores

Look-alike desk: sabor vs sabores

A purely visual mix-up. sabor ([saˈβ̞oɾ]) and sabores ([saˈβ̞oɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sabor” sits inside “sabores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sabor is recorded at frequency rank #2,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [saˈβ̞oɾ]. sabores is at rank #12,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced [saˈβ̞oɾes].

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 15875, this pair ranks #278,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sabor vs sabores

Shared letters: abors. Private to "sabor": -. Private to "sabores": e.

"sabor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sabores" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sabor ← asbor · sabbor · saborr · sabro · saobr · savor · sbaor · ssabor
  • sabores ← asbores · sabbores · saboers · saboress · saborres · saborse · sabroes · saobres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sabor" and "sabores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([saˈβ̞oɾ] versus [saˈβ̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sabor" or "sabores"?
"sabor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,953 in our Spanish list, against #12,922 for "sabores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "sabor" and "sabores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sabor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sabores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sabor" and "sabores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabores vs sabréis". 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 #278,442 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