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Which to use

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

#18,381
“saqueos” frequency rank
#18,974
“saques” frequency rank
37355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saqueos saques
Definition Forma del plural de saqueo. Forma del plural de saque.

Where the eye mixes saqueos and saques

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
saqueos
6 ch
saques

Why the eye confuses saqueos with saques

A purely visual mix-up. saqueos ([saˈkeos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saqueos is recorded at frequency rank #18,381, classified as anoun, pronounced [saˈkeos]. 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 37355, this pair ranks #175,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saqueos vs saques

Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "saqueos": o. Private to "saques": -.

"saqueos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC  ·  "saques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saqueosasqueos · saqeuos · saqqueos · saqueoss · saqueso · saquoes · sauqeos · sqaueos
  • saquesasques · saqeus · saqques · saquess · saquse · sauqes · sqaues · ssaques

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "saqueos" for "saques" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([saˈkeos] versus [ˈsakes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saqueos" or "saques"?
"saqueos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,381 in our Spanish list, against #18,974 for "saques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "saqueos" 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 #175,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saqueos" 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 #175,750 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