Which to use
“saque” and “saques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,155
- “saque” frequency rank
- #18,974
- “saques” frequency rank
- 24129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saque | saques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sacar (en sus diferentes acepciones). | Forma del plural de saque. |
Where the eye mixes saque and saques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: saque vs saques
A purely visual mix-up. saque ([ˈsake]) and saques ([ˈsakes]) 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) - “saque” sits inside “saques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saque is recorded at frequency rank #5,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsake]. saques is at rank #18,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsakes].
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 24129, this pair ranks #242,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saque vs saques
Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "saque": -. Private to "saques": -.
"saque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "saques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "saque" and "saques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saque" and "saques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saquean vs saques". 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 #242,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.