Which to use
“voluntad” and “voluntades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,662
- “voluntad” frequency rank
- #24,697
- “voluntades” frequency rank
- 26359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voluntad | voluntades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intención, deseo o decisión de una persona. | Forma del plural de voluntad. |
Where the eye mixes voluntad and voluntades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voluntad vs voluntades
A purely visual mix-up. voluntad ([bolũn̪ˈt̪að̞]) and voluntades ([bolũn̪ˈt̪að̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “voluntad” sits inside “voluntades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voluntad is recorded at frequency rank #1,662, classified as anoun, pronounced [bolũn̪ˈt̪að̞]. voluntades is at rank #24,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bolũn̪ˈt̪að̞es].
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 26359, this pair ranks #232,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voluntad vs voluntades
Shared letters: adlnotuv. Private to "voluntad": -. Private to "voluntades": es.
"voluntad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "voluntades" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voluntad ← boluntad · ovluntad · vlountad · volluntad · volnutad · volunatd · volunntad · voluntadd
- voluntades ← boluntades · ovluntades · vlountades · volluntades · volnutades · volunatdes · volunntades · voluntaddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voluntad" and "voluntades" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voluntad" or "voluntades"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voluntad" and "voluntades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voluntad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voluntades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #232,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.