Which to use
“travesura” and “travesuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,291
- “travesura” frequency rank
- #25,850
- “travesuras” frequency rank
- 61141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travesura | travesuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o conducta de naturaleza maliciosa, ingeniosa y exploratoria de poca trascendencia, en especial las realizadas o manifestadas por niños. | Forma del plural de travesura. |
Where the eye mixes travesura and travesuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. travesura runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against travesuras's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: travesura vs travesuras
A purely visual mix-up. travesura ([t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]) and travesuras ([t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾas]) 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) - “travesura” sits inside “travesuras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
travesura is recorded at frequency rank #35,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]. travesuras is at rank #25,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾas].
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 61141, this pair ranks #56,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of travesura vs travesuras
Shared letters: aerstuv. Private to "travesura": -. Private to "travesuras": -.
"travesura" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "travesuras" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- travesura ← rtavesura · tarvesura · trabesura · traevsura · travesrua · travessura · travesuar · travesurra
- travesuras ← rtavesuras · tarvesuras · trabesuras · traevsuras · travesruas · travessuras · travesuars · travesurass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "travesura" and "travesuras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "travesura" or "travesuras"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "travesura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "travesuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "travesura" and "travesuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travesías vs travesuras". 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 #56,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.