Which to use
“adultos” and “autos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,642
- “adultos” frequency rank
- #2,281
- “autos” frequency rank
- 4923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adultos | autos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adulto. | Forma del plural de auto. |
Where the eye mixes adultos and autos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adultos runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against autos's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adultos vs autos
A purely visual mix-up. adultos ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪os]) and autos ([ˈawt̪os]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4923, 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]. autos is at rank #2,281, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈawt̪os].
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 4923, this pair ranks #314,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adultos vs autos
Shared letters: aostu. Private to "adultos": dl. Private to "autos": -.
"adultos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "autos" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adultos" and "autos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adultos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adultos" and "autos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antros vs autos". 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 #314,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.