Which to use
“sordas” and “sordo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,704
- “sordas” frequency rank
- #12,932
- “sordo” frequency rank
- 55636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sordas | sordo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sordo. | Se dice de quien no oye, o de quien no oye bien. |
Where the eye mixes sordas and sordo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sordas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sordo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sordas with sordo
A purely visual mix-up. sordas ([ˈsoɾð̞as]) and sordo ([ˈsoɾð̞o]) 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 55636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sordas is recorded at frequency rank #42,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsoɾð̞as]. sordo is at rank #12,932, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsoɾð̞o].
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 55636, this pair ranks #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sordas vs sordo
Shared letters: dors. Private to "sordas": a. Private to "sordo": -.
"sordas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sordas" for "sordo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sordas" vs "sordo" - which ranks higher?
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 "sordas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sordo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sordas" and "sordo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solías vs sordas". 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 #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.