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“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.

6 ch
abrazo
7 ch
abrazos

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

  • abrazoabarzo · abbrazo · abraoz · abrazzo · abrrazo · abrzao · arbazo · avrazo
  • abrazosabarzos · abbrazos · abraozs · abrazoss · abrazso · abrazzos · abrrazos · abrzaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abrazo" and "abrazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾaso] versus [aˈβ̞ɾasos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abrazo" vs "abrazos" - which ranks higher?
"abrazo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,641 in our Spanish list, against #10,784 for "abrazos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list