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

#31,158
“voladora” frequency rank
#25,493
“voladores” frequency rank
56651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes voladora and voladores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. voladora runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against voladores's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
voladora
9 ch
voladores

Why the eye confuses voladora with voladores

A purely visual mix-up. voladora ([bolaˈð̞oɾa]) and voladores ([bolaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56651, 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]. voladores is at rank #25,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bolaˈð̞oɾes].

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 56651, this pair ranks #73,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of voladora vs voladores

Shared letters: adlorv. Private to "voladora": -. Private to "voladores": es.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voladora ← boladora · ovladora · vloadora · voaldora · voladdora · voladoar · voladorra · voladroa
  • voladores ← boladores · ovladores · vloadores · voaldores · voladdores · voladoers · voladoress · voladorres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "voladora" for "voladores" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bolaˈð̞oɾa] versus [bolaˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voladora" or "voladores"?
"voladores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,493 in our Spanish list, against #31,158 for "voladora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "voladora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voladores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "voladora" and "voladores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voladora vs voladoras". 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 #73,702 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