websvsweekWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,693
“webs” frequency rank
#20,233
“week” frequency rank
31926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature webs week
Definition Forma del plural de web. Semana.

Where the eye mixes webs and week

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
webs
4 ch
week

Why the eye confuses webs with week

A purely visual mix-up. webs (/wɛbz/) and week (/wiːk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

webs is recorded at frequency rank #11,693, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɛbz/. week is at rank #20,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wiːk/.

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 31926, this pair ranks #204,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of webs vs week

Shared letters: ew. Private to "webs": bs. Private to "week": k.

"webs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "week" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • websewbs · wbes · webbs · webss · wesb · wevs · wwebs
  • weekewek · weekk · wek · weke · wweek

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "webs" for "week" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/wɛbz/ versus /wiːk/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "webs" vs "week" - which ranks higher?
"webs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,693 in our Spanish list, against #20,233 for "week". 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 "webs" and "week" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "webs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "week" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "webs" and "week" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "week vs weón". 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 #204,603 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