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“tumor” and “tumores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,238
- “tumor” frequency rank
- #14,243
- “tumores” frequency rank
- 24481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumor | tumores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crecimiento anormal de los tejidos ocasionado por la multiplicación consecutiva y descontrolada de las células, en un animal o en una planta. | Forma del plural de tumor. |
Where the eye mixes tumor and tumores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tumores's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tumor vs tumores
A purely visual mix-up. tumor ([t̪uˈmoɾ]) and tumores ([t̪uˈmoɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tumor” sits inside “tumores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumor is recorded at frequency rank #10,238, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈmoɾ]. tumores is at rank #14,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈmoɾes].
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 24481, this pair ranks #240,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tumor vs tumores
Shared letters: mortu. Private to "tumor": -. Private to "tumores": es.
"tumor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tumores" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "tumor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumor" and "tumores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs tumor". 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 #240,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.