Which to use
“sucursal” is a noun and “sucursales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,492
- “sucursal” frequency rank
- #14,231
- “sucursales” frequency rank
- 25723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucursal | sucursales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ente o establecimiento dependiente de otro (principal), en distinta ubicación, que desempeña actividades o funciones idénticas o semejantes. | Forma del plural de sucursal. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sucursal and sucursales apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucursal is [sukuɾˈsal] while sucursales is [sukuɾˈsales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sucursal” sits inside “sucursales”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucursal is recorded at frequency rank #11,492, classified as anoun, pronounced [sukuɾˈsal]. sucursales is at rank #14,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sukuɾˈsales].
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 25723, this pair ranks #235,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucursal vs sucursales
Shared letters: aclrsu. Private to "sucursal": -. Private to "sucursales": e.
"sucursal" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "sucursales" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucursal ← scuursal · ssucursal · succursal · sucrusal · sucurasl · sucurrsal · sucursall · sucursla
- sucursales ← scuursales · ssucursales · succursales · sucrusales · sucurasles · sucurrsales · sucursaels · sucursaless
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sucursal" and "sucursales" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sucursal" or "sucursales"?
Remembering sucursal vs sucursales
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sucursal”; for an adjective, it's “sucursales”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sucursal” entry
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