Which to use
“telegrama” and “telegramas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,020
- “telegrama” frequency rank
- #32,900
- “telegramas” frequency rank
- 46920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | telegrama | telegramas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensaje escrito que se envía por télex y en el que se paga por cada palabra que se ha escrito. | Forma del plural de telegrama. |
Where the eye mixes telegrama and telegramas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. telegrama runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against telegramas's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between telegrama and telegramas
A purely visual mix-up. telegrama ([t̪eleˈɣ̞ɾama]) and telegramas ([t̪eleˈɣ̞ɾamas]) 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) - “telegrama” sits inside “telegramas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
telegrama is recorded at frequency rank #14,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleˈɣ̞ɾama]. telegramas is at rank #32,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleˈɣ̞ɾamas].
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 46920, this pair ranks #122,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of telegrama vs telegramas
Shared letters: aeglmrt. Private to "telegrama": -. Private to "telegramas": s.
"telegrama" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "telegramas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- telegrama ← etlegrama · teelgrama · telegarma · teleggrama · telegraam · telegramma · telegrmaa · telegrrama
- telegramas ← etlegramas · teelgramas · telegarmas · teleggramas · telegraams · telegramass · telegrammas · telegramsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "telegrama" and "telegramas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "telegrama" or "telegramas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "telegrama" and "telegramas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "telegrama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "telegramas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "telegrama" and "telegramas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "telégrafos vs telegramas". 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 #122,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.