Which to use
“amplía” is a verb and “amplios” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,769
- “amplía” frequency rank
- #9,575
- “amplios” frequency rank
- 25344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amplía | amplios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ampliar. | Forma del masculino plural de amplio. |
Where the eye mixes amplía and amplios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amplía runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against amplios's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amplía with amplios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amplía is [ãmˈplia] while amplios is [ˈãmpljos]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amplía is recorded at frequency rank #15,769, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmˈplia]. amplios is at rank #9,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈãmpljos].
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 25344, this pair ranks #236,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amplía vs amplios
Shared letters: almp. Private to "amplía": í. Private to "amplios": ios.
"amplía" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "amplios" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amplios ← amlpios · ammplios · ampilos · amplioss · ampliso · ampllios · amplois · ampplios
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amplía" and "amplios" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "amplía" vs "amplios" - 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 "amplía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amplios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amplía" and "amplios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amplía vs ampliará". 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 #236,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.