Which to use
“tijera” and “tijeras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,248
- “tijera” frequency rank
- #19,270
- “tijeras” frequency rank
- 42518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tijera | tijeras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herramienta para cortar, formada por dos hojas cruzadas y unidas por un perno que las articula, moviéndose los extremos sin filo para cerrar el lado opuesto y cortar el material que allí se coloque. | Herramienta para cortar, formada por dos hojas cruzadas y unidas por un perno que las articula, moviéndose los extremos sin filo para cerrar el lado opuesto y cortar el material que allí se coloque. |
Where the eye mixes tijera and tijeras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tijera vs tijeras
A purely visual mix-up. tijera ([t̪iˈxeɾa]) and tijeras ([t̪iˈxeɾas]) 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) - “tijera” sits inside “tijeras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tijera is recorded at frequency rank #23,248, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪iˈxeɾa]. tijeras is at rank #19,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪iˈxeɾas].
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 42518, this pair ranks #147,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tijera vs tijeras
Shared letters: aeijrt. Private to "tijera": -. Private to "tijeras": s.
"tijera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tijeras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tijera" for "tijeras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tijera" vs "tijeras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tijera" and "tijeras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tijera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tijeras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tijera" and "tijeras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tejero vs tijera". 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 #147,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.