Which to use
“violencia” and “violencias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #870
- “violencia” frequency rank
- #28,601
- “violencias” frequency rank
- 29471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violencia | violencias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vehemencia en la realización de algo. | Forma del plural de violencia. |
Where the eye mixes violencia and violencias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. violencia runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCVV) against violencias's 10 (CVVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses violencia with violencias
A purely visual mix-up. violencia ([bjoˈlẽnsja]) and violencias ([bjoˈlẽnsjas]) 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) - “violencia” sits inside “violencias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violencia is recorded at frequency rank #870, classified as anoun, pronounced [bjoˈlẽnsja]. violencias is at rank #28,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bjoˈlẽnsjas].
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 29471, this pair ranks #216,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violencia vs violencias
Shared letters: aceilnov. Private to "violencia": -. Private to "violencias": s.
"violencia" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV · "violencias" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- violencia ← biolencia · ivolencia · viloencia · vioelncia · violecnia · violencai · violenccia · violenica
- violencias ← biolencias · ivolencias · viloencias · vioelncias · violecnias · violencais · violenccias · violenciass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violencia" and "violencias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "violencia" or "violencias"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "violencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violencias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violencia" and "violencias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violencias vs vivencias". 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 #216,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.