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

#20,816
“sabrosa” frequency rank
#37,844
“sabrosas” frequency rank
58660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sabrosa sabrosas
Definition Forma del femenino de sabroso. Forma del femenino plural de sabroso.

Where the eye mixes sabrosa and sabrosas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sabrosa runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sabrosas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
sabrosa
8 ch
sabrosas

Visual trap between sabrosa and sabrosas

A purely visual mix-up. sabrosa ([saˈβ̞ɾosa]) and sabrosas ([saˈβ̞ɾosas]) 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) - “sabrosa” sits inside “sabrosas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sabrosa is recorded at frequency rank #20,816, classified as anadj, pronounced [saˈβ̞ɾosa]. sabrosas is at rank #37,844, tagged as anadj, pronounced [saˈβ̞ɾosas].

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 58660, this pair ranks #65,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sabrosa vs sabrosas

Shared letters: abors. Private to "sabrosa": -. Private to "sabrosas": -.

"sabrosa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "sabrosas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sabrosa ← asbrosa · sabbrosa · saborsa · sabroas · sabrossa · sabrrosa · sabrsoa · sarbosa
  • sabrosas ← asbrosas · sabbrosas · saborsas · sabroass · sabrosass · sabrossas · sabrrosas · sabrsoas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sabrosa" and "sabrosas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([saˈβ̞ɾosa] versus [saˈβ̞ɾosas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sabrosa" or "sabrosas"?
"sabrosa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,816 in our Spanish list, against #37,844 for "sabrosas". 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 "sabrosa" and "sabrosas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sabrosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sabrosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sabrosa" and "sabrosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabrosas vs sabrosos". 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 #65,636 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