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Which to use

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

#15,735
“sátira” frequency rank
#45,631
“sátiras” frequency rank
61366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sátira sátiras
Definition Figura literaria de carácter irónico que tiene como propósito ridiculizar al objeto de la misma. Forma del plural de sátira.

Where the eye mixes sátira and sátiras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sátira runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sátiras's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
sátira
7 ch
sátiras

Look-alike desk: sátira vs sátiras

A purely visual mix-up. sátira ([ˈsat̪iɾa]) and sátiras ([ˈsat̪iɾas]) 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) - “sátira” sits inside “sátiras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sátira is recorded at frequency rank #15,735, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsat̪iɾa]. sátiras is at rank #45,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsat̪iɾas].

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 61366, this pair ranks #55,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sátira vs sátiras

Shared letters: airstá. Private to "sátira": -. Private to "sátiras": -.

"sátira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sátiras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sátira" and "sátiras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsat̪iɾa] versus [ˈsat̪iɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sátira" or "sátiras" show up more?
"sátira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,735 in our Spanish list, against #45,631 for "sátiras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sátira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sátiras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sátira" and "sátiras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sátiras vs sativa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #55,694 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