Which to use
“aleatorio” and “aleatorios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,910
- “aleatorio” frequency rank
- #29,021
- “aleatorios” frequency rank
- 48931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aleatorio | aleatorios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Al azar, que no sigue un patrón, secuencia u orden determinado. | Forma del masculino plural de aleatorio. |
Where the eye mixes aleatorio and aleatorios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aleatorio runs 9 letters (VCVVCVCVV) against aleatorios's 10 (VCVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aleatorio vs aleatorios
A purely visual mix-up. aleatorio ([aleaˈt̪oɾjo]) and aleatorios ([aleaˈt̪oɾjos]) 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) - “aleatorio” sits inside “aleatorios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aleatorio is recorded at frequency rank #19,910, classified as anadj, pronounced [aleaˈt̪oɾjo]. aleatorios is at rank #29,021, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aleaˈt̪oɾjos].
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 48931, this pair ranks #111,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aleatorio vs aleatorios
Shared letters: aeilort. Private to "aleatorio": -. Private to "aleatorios": s.
"aleatorio" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVV · "aleatorios" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aleatorio ← aelatorio · alaetorio · aleaotrio · aleatoiro · aleatoroi · aleatorrio · aleatroio · aleattorio
- aleatorios ← aelatorios · alaetorios · aleaotrios · aleatoiros · aleatorioss · aleatoriso · aleatorois · aleatorrios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aleatorio" for "aleatorios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aleatorio" vs "aleatorios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aleatorio" and "aleatorios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aleatorio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aleatorios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aleatorio" and "aleatorios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aleatorias vs aleatorios". 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 #111,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.