sucursalvssucursalesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sucursal is a noun, sucursales is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

8 ch
sucursal
10 ch
sucursales

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

  • sucursalscuursal · ssucursal · succursal · sucrusal · sucurasl · sucurrsal · sucursall · sucursla
  • sucursalesscuursales · ssucursales · succursales · sucrusales · sucurasles · sucurrsales · sucursaels · sucursaless

Frequency comparison

sucursal#11,492
sucursales#14,231

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sucursal" and "sucursales" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sucursal" is a noun and "sucursales" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sucursal" or "sucursales"?
"sucursal" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,492 in our Spanish list, against #14,231 for "sucursales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list