verdurasvsverrugasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,644
“verduras” frequency rank
#38,446
“verrugas” frequency rank
46090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verduras verrugas
Definition Forma del plural de verdura. Forma del plural de verruga.

Where the eye mixes verduras and verrugas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verduras and verrugas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
verduras
8 ch
verrugas

Why the eye confuses verduras with verrugas

A purely visual mix-up. verduras ([beɾˈð̞uɾas]) and verrugas ([beˈruɣ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verduras is recorded at frequency rank #7,644, classified as anoun, pronounced [beɾˈð̞uɾas]. verrugas is at rank #38,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [beˈruɣ̞as].

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 46090, this pair ranks #127,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verduras vs verrugas

Shared letters: aersuv. Private to "verduras": d. Private to "verrugas": g.

"verduras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "verrugas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verduras ← berduras · evrduras · vedruras · verdduras · verdruas · verduars · verdurass · verdurras
  • verrugas ← berrugas · evrrugas · verrguas · verruags · verrugass · verruggas · verrugsa · verugas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verduras" for "verrugas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beɾˈð̞uɾas] versus [beˈruɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verduras" vs "verrugas" - which ranks higher?
"verduras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,644 in our Spanish list, against #38,446 for "verrugas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verduras" and "verrugas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verduras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verrugas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verduras" and "verrugas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdugos vs verrugas". 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 #127,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list