Which to use
“sugerencia” and “sugerencias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,057
- “sugerencia” frequency rank
- #6,733
- “sugerencias” frequency rank
- 14790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sugerencia | sugerencias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Insinuación, inspiración, idea que se sugiere. | Forma del plural de sugerencia. |
Where the eye mixes sugerencia and sugerencias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. sugerencia runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVV) against sugerencias's 11 (CVCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sugerencia and sugerencias
A purely visual mix-up. sugerencia ([suxeˈɾẽnsja]) and sugerencias ([suxeˈɾẽnsjas]) 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) - “sugerencia” sits inside “sugerencias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sugerencia is recorded at frequency rank #8,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [suxeˈɾẽnsja]. sugerencias is at rank #6,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suxeˈɾẽnsjas].
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 14790, this pair ranks #282,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sugerencia vs sugerencias
Shared letters: aceginrsu. Private to "sugerencia": -. Private to "sugerencias": -.
"sugerencia" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "sugerencias" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sugerencia ← sguerencia · ssugerencia · suegrencia · sugeerncia · sugerecnia · sugerencai · sugerenccia · sugerenica
- sugerencias ← sguerencias · ssugerencias · suegrencias · sugeerncias · sugerecnias · sugerencais · sugerenccias · sugerenciass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sugerencia" for "sugerencias" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sugerencia" or "sugerencias" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sugerencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sugerencias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #282,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.