Which to use
“abanico” and “abanicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,257
- “abanico” frequency rank
- #48,771
- “abanicos” frequency rank
- 64028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abanico | abanicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento, a modo de una lámina de material ligero, usada para mover el aire. | Forma del plural de abanico. |
Where the eye mixes abanico and abanicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abanico runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against abanicos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abanico and abanicos
A purely visual mix-up. abanico ([aβ̞aˈniko]) and abanicos ([aβ̞aˈnikos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abanico” sits inside “abanicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abanico is recorded at frequency rank #15,257, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞aˈniko]. abanicos is at rank #48,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞aˈnikos].
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 64028, this pair ranks #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abanico vs abanicos
Shared letters: abcino. Private to "abanico": -. Private to "abanicos": s.
"abanico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "abanicos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abanico" and "abanicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abanico" vs "abanicos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abanico" and "abanicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abanico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abanicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abanico" and "abanicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abanicos vs añicos". 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 #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.