Which to use
“temperatura” and “temperaturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,427
- “temperatura” frequency rank
- #6,017
- “temperaturas” frequency rank
- 8444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temperatura | temperaturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (temperatura termodinámica) Magnitud física básica que expresa la cantidad de calor de un cuerpo o medio. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades es el kelvin (K). | Forma del plural de temperatura. |
Where the eye mixes temperatura and temperaturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. temperatura runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against temperaturas's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: temperatura vs temperaturas
A purely visual mix-up. temperatura ([t̪ẽmpeɾaˈt̪uɾa]) and temperaturas ([t̪ẽmpeɾaˈt̪uɾas]) 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) - “temperatura” sits inside “temperaturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temperatura is recorded at frequency rank #2,427, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽmpeɾaˈt̪uɾa]. temperaturas is at rank #6,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽmpeɾaˈt̪uɾas].
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 8444, this pair ranks #304,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temperatura vs temperaturas
Shared letters: aemprtu. Private to "temperatura": -. Private to "temperaturas": s.
"temperatura" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "temperaturas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- temperatura ← etmperatura · temepratura · temmperatura · tempeartura · temperatrua · temperattura · temperatuar · temperaturra
- temperaturas ← etmperaturas · temepraturas · temmperaturas · tempearturas · temperatruas · temperatturas · temperatuars · temperaturass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "temperatura" for "temperaturas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "temperatura" or "temperaturas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "temperatura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temperaturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,970 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 #304,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.