Which to use
“abrigos” is a noun and “amigos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,553
- “abrigos” frequency rank
- #300
- “amigos” frequency rank
- 22853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrigos | amigos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de abrigo. | Forma del masculino plural de amigo. |
Where the eye mixes abrigos and amigos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrigos runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against amigos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrigos vs amigos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrigos is [aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞os] while amigos is [aˈmiɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrigos is recorded at frequency rank #22,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɣ̞os]. amigos is at rank #300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞os].
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 22853, this pair ranks #248,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abrigos vs amigos
Shared letters: agios. Private to "abrigos": br. Private to "amigos": m.
"abrigos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "amigos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abrigos" for "amigos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abrigos" and "amigos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrigos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrigos" and "amigos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrigos vs abrio". 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 #248,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.