vulnerabilidadvsvulnerabilidadesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,508
“vulnerabilidad” frequency rank
#35,307
“vulnerabilidades” frequency rank
47815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vulnerabilidad vulnerabilidades
Definition Condición o carácter de vulnerable (en riesgo probable de ser herido; de ataques en informática; o de extinción biológica). Forma del plural de vulnerabilidad.

Where the eye mixes vulnerabilidad and vulnerabilidades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. vulnerabilidad runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) against vulnerabilidades's 16 (CVCCVCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
vulnerabilidad
16 ch
vulnerabilidades

Visual trap between vulnerabilidad and vulnerabilidades

A purely visual mix-up. vulnerabilidad ([bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]) and vulnerabilidades ([bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es]) 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) - “vulnerabilidad” sits inside “vulnerabilidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vulnerabilidad is recorded at frequency rank #12,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]. vulnerabilidades is at rank #35,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es].

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 47815, this pair ranks #117,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vulnerabilidad vs vulnerabilidades

Shared letters: abdeilnruv. Private to "vulnerabilidad": -. Private to "vulnerabilidades": s.

"vulnerabilidad" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "vulnerabilidades" · 16 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vulnerabilidad ← bulnerabilidad · uvlnerabilidad · vlunerabilidad · vulenrabilidad · vullnerabilidad · vulnearbilidad · vulnerabbilidad · vulnerabiildad
  • vulnerabilidades ← bulnerabilidades · uvlnerabilidades · vlunerabilidades · vulenrabilidades · vullnerabilidades · vulnearbilidades · vulnerabbilidades · vulnerabiildades

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vulnerabilidad" and "vulnerabilidades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞] versus [bulneɾaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vulnerabilidad" or "vulnerabilidades" show up more?
"vulnerabilidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,508 in our Spanish list, against #35,307 for "vulnerabilidades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vulnerabilidad" and "vulnerabilidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vulnerabilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vulnerabilidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,947 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 #117,947 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