Which to use
“aborto” and “abortos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,532
- “aborto” frequency rank
- #14,991
- “abortos” frequency rank
- 18523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aborto | abortos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interrupción voluntaria o espontánea del embarazo. | Forma del plural de aborto. |
Where the eye mixes aborto and abortos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aborto with abortos
A purely visual mix-up. aborto ([aˈβ̞oɾt̪o]) and abortos ([aˈβ̞oɾt̪os]) 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) - “aborto” sits inside “abortos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aborto is recorded at frequency rank #3,532, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɾt̪o]. abortos is at rank #14,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɾt̪os].
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 18523, this pair ranks #267,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aborto vs abortos
Shared letters: abort. Private to "aborto": -. Private to "abortos": s.
"aborto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "abortos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aborto" and "abortos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aborto" or "abortos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aborto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abortos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aborto" and "abortos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordo vs abortos". 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 #267,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.