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

#6,133
“violenta” frequency rank
#11,151
“violentas” frequency rank
17284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature violenta violentas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de violento. Forma del femenino plural de violento.

Where the eye mixes violenta and violentas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
violenta
9 ch
violentas

Look-alike desk: violenta vs violentas

A purely visual mix-up. violenta ([bjoˈlẽn̪t̪a]) and violentas ([bjoˈlẽn̪t̪as]) 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) - “violenta” sits inside “violentas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

violenta is recorded at frequency rank #6,133, classified as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈlẽn̪t̪a]. violentas is at rank #11,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈlẽn̪t̪as].

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 17284, this pair ranks #272,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of violenta vs violentas

Shared letters: aeilnotv. Private to "violenta": -. Private to "violentas": s.

"violenta" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV  ·  "violentas" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • violentabiolenta · ivolenta · viloenta · vioelnta · violenat · violennta · violentta · violetna
  • violentasbiolentas · ivolentas · viloentas · vioelntas · violenats · violenntas · violentass · violentsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "violenta" and "violentas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bjoˈlẽn̪t̪a] versus [bjoˈlẽn̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "violenta" or "violentas"?
"violenta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,133 in our Spanish list, against #11,151 for "violentas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "violenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "violentas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "violenta" and "violentas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violentas vs violetas". 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 #272,798 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