verdevsverdesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verde” and “verdes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,208
“verde” frequency rank
#3,454
“verdes” frequency rank
4662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verde verdes
Definition Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 520 nanómetros y 570 nanómetros, el color del follaje vivo o las esmeraldas. Forma del plural de verde.

Where the eye mixes verde and verdes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
verde
6 ch
verdes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. verde ([ˈbeɾð̞e]) and verdes ([ˈbeɾð̞es]) 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) - “verde” sits inside “verdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verde is recorded at frequency rank #1,208, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbeɾð̞e]. verdes is at rank #3,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbeɾð̞es].

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 4662, this pair ranks #315,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verde vs verdes

Shared letters: derv. Private to "verde": -. Private to "verdes": s.

"verde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "verdes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verdeberde · evrde · vedre · verdde · vered · verrde · vrede · vverde
  • verdesberdes · evrdes · vedres · verddes · verdess · verdse · vereds · verrdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verde" and "verdes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbeɾð̞e] versus [ˈbeɾð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verde" or "verdes"?
"verde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,208 in our Spanish list, against #3,454 for "verdes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "verde" and "verdes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #315,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verde" and "verdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ved vs verde". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list