Which to use
“abrazo” and “abrazos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,641
- “abrazo” frequency rank
- #10,784
- “abrazos” frequency rank
- 13425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazo | abrazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de abrazar o rodear el cuello con los brazos. | Forma del plural de abrazo. |
Where the eye mixes abrazo and abrazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abrazo runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against abrazos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrazo vs abrazos
A purely visual mix-up. abrazo ([aˈβ̞ɾaso]) and abrazos ([aˈβ̞ɾasos]) 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) - “abrazo” sits inside “abrazos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrazo is recorded at frequency rank #2,641, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾaso]. abrazos is at rank #10,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾasos].
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 13425, this pair ranks #287,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abrazo vs abrazos
Shared letters: aborz. Private to "abrazo": -. Private to "abrazos": s.
"abrazo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "abrazos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrazo" and "abrazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abrazo" vs "abrazos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazo" and "abrazos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazos vs atracos". 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 #287,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.