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

#31,158
“voladora” frequency rank
#40,075
“voladoras” frequency rank
71233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voladora voladoras
Definition Forma del femenino de volador. Forma del femenino plural de volador.

Where the eye mixes voladora and voladoras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. voladora runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against voladoras's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
voladora
9 ch
voladoras

Look-alike desk: voladora vs voladoras

A purely visual mix-up. voladora ([bolaˈð̞oɾa]) and voladoras ([bolaˈð̞oɾas]) 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) - “voladora” sits inside “voladoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voladora is recorded at frequency rank #31,158, classified as anadj, pronounced [bolaˈð̞oɾa]. voladoras is at rank #40,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bolaˈð̞oɾas].

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 71233, this pair ranks #27,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of voladora vs voladoras

Shared letters: adlorv. Private to "voladora": -. Private to "voladoras": s.

"voladora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "voladoras" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voladora ← boladora · ovladora · vloadora · voaldora · voladdora · voladoar · voladorra · voladroa
  • voladoras ← boladoras · ovladoras · vloadoras · voaldoras · voladdoras · voladoars · voladorass · voladorras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voladora" and "voladoras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bolaˈð̞oɾa] versus [bolaˈð̞oɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "voladora" or "voladoras" show up more?
"voladora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,158 in our Spanish list, against #40,075 for "voladoras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "voladora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voladoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "voladora" and "voladoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voladoras vs voladores". 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 #27,941 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