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Which to use

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

#5,435
“sensibilidad” frequency rank
#34,778
“sensibilidades” frequency rank
40213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sensibilidad sensibilidades
Definition Condición o carácter de sensible. Forma del plural de sensibilidad.

Where the eye mixes sensibilidad and sensibilidades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. sensibilidad runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVC) against sensibilidades's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
sensibilidad
14 ch
sensibilidades

Visual trap between sensibilidad and sensibilidades

A purely visual mix-up. sensibilidad ([sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]) and sensibilidades ([sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es]) 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) - “sensibilidad” sits inside “sensibilidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sensibilidad is recorded at frequency rank #5,435, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]. sensibilidades is at rank #34,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es].

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 40213, this pair ranks #160,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sensibilidad vs sensibilidades

Shared letters: abdeilns. Private to "sensibilidad": -. Private to "sensibilidades": -.

"sensibilidad" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "sensibilidades" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sensibilidad ← cencibilidad · esnsibilidad · senisbilidad · sennsibilidad · sensbiilidad · sensibbilidad · sensibiildad · sensibildiad
  • sensibilidades ← cencibilidades · esnsibilidades · senisbilidades · sennsibilidades · sensbiilidades · sensibbilidades · sensibiildades · sensibildiades

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sensibilidad" for "sensibilidades" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞] versus [sẽnsiβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sensibilidad" vs "sensibilidades" - which ranks higher?
"sensibilidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,435 in our Spanish list, against #34,778 for "sensibilidades". 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 "sensibilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sensibilidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sensibilidad" and "sensibilidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sensibilidad vs sensibilizar". 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 #160,294 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