Which to use
“vecina” and “vecinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,788
- “vecina” frequency rank
- #11,148
- “vecinas” frequency rank
- 16936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vecina | vecinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de vecino. | Forma del femenino plural de vecino. |
Where the eye mixes vecina and vecinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vecina vs vecinas
A purely visual mix-up. vecina ([beˈsina]) and vecinas ([beˈsinas]) 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) - “vecina” sits inside “vecinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vecina is recorded at frequency rank #5,788, classified as anadj, pronounced [beˈsina]. vecinas is at rank #11,148, tagged as anadj, pronounced [beˈsinas].
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 16936, this pair ranks #274,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vecina vs vecinas
Shared letters: aceinv. Private to "vecina": -. Private to "vecinas": s.
"vecina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vecinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vecina" for "vecinas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vecina" vs "vecinas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vecina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vecinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vecina" and "vecinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vecinas vs veritas". 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 #274,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.