Which to use
“vuestras” is an adjective and “vuestro” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,371
- “vuestras” frequency rank
- #3,375
- “vuestro” frequency rank
- 9746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuestras | vuestro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vuestra. | Pronombre posesivo de segunda persona, cuya índole gramatical es idéntica a la de primera persona "nuestro". También suele referirse en sus cuatro formas a un solo poseedor cuando, por ficción que el uso autoriza, se da el número plural a una sola persona; v. gr.: VUESTRO consejo, hablando a un monarca. Aplícase también a un solo individuo en ciertos tratamientos; como VUESTRA Beatitud; VUESTRA Majestad. En el tratamiento de "vos", refiérese indistintamente a uno solo o a dos o más poseedores; v. gr.: VUESTRA casa, dirigiéndose a una persona sola, o a dos o más. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vuestras and vuestro apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
vuestras and vuestro form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuestras is recorded at frequency rank #6,371, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbwest̪ɾas]. vuestro is at rank #3,375, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈbwest̪ɾo].
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 9746, this pair ranks #300,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering vuestras vs vuestro
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
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