Spanish words of the week: moda or modo?
Two more Spanish words that shouldn’t be confused despite their initial similarity are 'moda' (feminine) and 'modo' (masculine). Read More
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Spanish words of the week: gira or giro?
Our tour through the commonest meanings of similar-looking nouns that differ in ending, gender and usage turns to gira (feminine) and giro (masculine). Read More
Spanish words of the week: cuchillo or cuchilla?
Our task today is to cut through the meanings of two more similar-looking Spanish nouns with different genders, endings and usage: these are cuchillo (masculine) and cuchilla (feminine). Read More
Spanish words of the week: palo or pala?
No getting the wrong end of the stick with Spanish nouns palo (masculine) and pala (feminine) as we continue our series looking at the commonest meanings of potentially confusable words. Read More
Spanish words of the week: gorro or gorra?
A new year brings a new opportunity to uncover the meanings of two superficially similar Spanish nouns that mean slightly different things. This week’s words are gorro (masculine) and gorra (feminine). Read More
Spanish words of the week: plaza or plazo?
Here is another instalment in our series on pairs of Spanish nouns that, while similar in form, have very different meanings. This week’s pair are plazo and plaza. Read More
Spanish words of the week: cuadro or cuadra?
Our task today is to square up to two more similar-looking Spanish nouns and to identify the commonest uses of each: these are cuadro (masculine) and cuadra (feminine). Read More
Spanish words of the week: tallo or talla?
Time to get the measure of two more superficially similar Spanish nouns and uncover their different uses: these are tallo (masculine) and talla (feminine). Read More
Spanish words of the week: plata or plato?
Another week, another opportunity to buff up our knowledge of two similar-looking Spanish nouns with different meanings. This week it’s the turn of 'plata' and 'plato'. Read More