Which to use
“yeguas” and “yemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,334
- “yeguas” frequency rank
- #27,070
- “yemas” frequency rank
- 70404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yeguas | yemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de yegua. | Forma del plural de yema. |
Where the eye mixes yeguas and yemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. yeguas runs 6 letters (VVCVVC) against yemas's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between yeguas and yemas
A purely visual mix-up. yeguas ([ˈʝeɣ̞was]) and yemas ([ˈʝemas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yeguas is recorded at frequency rank #43,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞was]. yemas is at rank #27,070, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝemas].
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 70404, this pair ranks #29,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of yeguas vs yemas
Shared letters: aesy. Private to "yeguas": gu. Private to "yemas": m.
"yeguas" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC · "yemas" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "yeguas" for "yemas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "yeguas" vs "yemas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "yeguas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yeguas" and "yemas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yeguas vs yerbas". 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 #29,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.