Which to use
“adultos” and “amuletos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,642
- “adultos” frequency rank
- #42,248
- “amuletos” frequency rank
- 44890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adultos | amuletos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adulto. | Forma del plural de amuleto. |
Where the eye mixes adultos and amuletos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adultos runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against amuletos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adultos with amuletos
A purely visual mix-up. adultos ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪os]) and amuletos ([amuˈlet̪os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adultos is recorded at frequency rank #2,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪os]. amuletos is at rank #42,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [amuˈlet̪os].
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 44890, this pair ranks #134,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adultos vs amuletos
Shared letters: alostu. Private to "adultos": d. Private to "amuletos": em.
"adultos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "amuletos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adultos" for "amuletos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adultos" vs "amuletos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adultos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amuletos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adultos" and "amuletos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amuleto vs amuletos". 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 #134,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.