Confusing Words

Commonly confused words in Spanish

There are some words in Spanish that are easily mixed up; maybe they have a similar meaning, a similar pronunciation or maybe they are false friends with another language.

Below, we’ve collected some of the most common confusing word pairs in Spanish and explained the difference. Check them out then test yourself in the free interactive exercises!

Want more confusing words content? We’ve also got pages about words that change their meaning with an accent and words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings (homonyms).