Which to use
“tiburón” and “tiburones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,581
- “tiburón” frequency rank
- #11,501
- “tiburones” frequency rank
- 22082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiburón | tiburones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (superorden Selachimorpha) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de peces de esqueleto cartilaginoso y de cuerpo ahusado. Poseen múltiples agallas a los lados o debajo de la cabeza, dentículos dérmicos cubriendo el cuerpo y la boca en la cara inferior del cuerpo, dotada de varias hileras de dientes, que reemplazan regularmente. La voracidad y agresividad de algunas especies es proverbial, y aunque otras son inofensivas para el ser humano, en el imaginario social son el predador de animales por antonomasia. | Forma del plural de tiburón. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tiburón and tiburones apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. tiburón ([t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]) and tiburones ([t̪iβ̞uˈɾones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiburón is recorded at frequency rank #10,581, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]. tiburones is at rank #11,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪iβ̞uˈɾones].
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 22082, this pair ranks #252,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tiburón vs tiburones
Shared letters: binrtu. Private to "tiburón": ó. Private to "tiburones": eos.
"tiburón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tiburones" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tiburones ← itburones · tbiurones · tibburones · tibruones · tibuornes · tiburnoes · tiburoens · tiburoness
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering tiburón vs tiburones
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tiburón” entry
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