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Words spelled the same, except the meaning changes with gender.
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Arco (Arch) | Arca (Chest) |
| Bolso (Purse / Handbag) | Bolsa (Shopping bag) |
| Brazo (Arm) | Braza (Breast stroke) |
| Caballo (Horse) | Caballa (Mackerel) |
| Chorro (Jet / Stream) | Chorra (Luck) |
| El frente (Front, e.g. in war, weather etc.) | La frente (Forehead) |
| Jaleo (Noise) | Jalea (Jelly) |
| Marco (Frame) | Marca (Brand / Trademark) |
| Paleto (Hillbilly) | Paleta (Trowel) |
| Palo (Stick) | Pala (Spade) |
| Pasto (Pasture) | Pasta (Pasta, or slang for money) |
| Plato (Plate) | Plata (Silver, or slang for money) |
| Plazo (Installment) | Plaza (Square, in a town) |
| Rodillo (Rolling pin) | Rodilla (Ankle) |
| Seto (Hedge) | Seta (Silk) |
| Vacuno (Bovine) | Vacuna (Vaccine) |
| Papa (Pope). papá (father) | Papa (potato) |
| batería (battery) | batería (drums) |
| busca (pager) | busca (search) |
| capital (investment) | capital (as in city or letter) |
| cólera (cholera) | cólera (anger) |
| coma (a coma) | coma (comma) |
| cura (priest) | cura (cure) |
| final (end) | final (of a tournament) |
| mañana (future) | mañana (morning) |
| margen (margin) | margen (banks of a river) |
| moral (blackberry bush) | moral (morality) |
| tema (theme) | tema (obsession) |