Which to use
“vuela” and “vuelas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,603
- “vuela” frequency rank
- #46,881
- “vuelas” frequency rank
- 55484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuela | vuelas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de volar. |
Where the eye mixes vuela and vuelas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vuela runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against vuelas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vuela with vuelas
A purely visual mix-up. vuela ([ˈbwela]) and vuelas ([ˈbwelas]) 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) - “vuela” sits inside “vuelas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuela is recorded at frequency rank #8,603, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwela]. vuelas is at rank #46,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelas].
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 55484, this pair ranks #78,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vuela vs vuelas
Shared letters: aeluv. Private to "vuela": -. Private to "vuelas": s.
"vuela" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vuelas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vuela" and "vuelas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vuela" vs "vuelas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vuela" and "vuelas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vuela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vuela" and "vuelas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelas vs vueltos". 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 #78,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.