Which to use
“víbora” and “víboras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,698
- “víbora” frequency rank
- #35,308
- “víboras” frequency rank
- 60006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | víbora | víboras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En sentido estricto, serpientes pertenecientes a la subfamilia Viperinae, que junto con los crótalos(Crotalinae) forman la familia de los Vipéridos (Viperidae). La mayoría de las especies son muy venenosas y poseen dos colmillos huecos con los que inyectan el veneno en la mordedura. Son muy peligrosas para el hombre. | Forma del plural de víbora. |
Where the eye mixes víbora and víboras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. víbora runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against víboras's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between víbora and víboras
A purely visual mix-up. víbora ([ˈbiβ̞oɾa]) and víboras ([ˈbiβ̞oɾas]) 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) - “víbora” sits inside “víboras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
víbora is recorded at frequency rank #24,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiβ̞oɾa]. víboras is at rank #35,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiβ̞oɾas].
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 60006, this pair ranks #60,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of víbora vs víboras
Shared letters: aborví. Private to "víbora": -. Private to "víboras": s.
"víbora" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "víboras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "víbora" and "víboras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "víbora" or "víboras" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "víbora" and "víboras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "víbora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "víboras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "víbora" and "víboras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "víboras vs vibras". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.