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“anuncio” and “anuncios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,860
“anuncio” frequency rank
#3,828
“anuncios” frequency rank
6688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anuncio anuncios
Definition Acción o efecto de anunciar. Forma del plural de anuncio.

Where the eye mixes anuncio and anuncios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anuncio runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against anuncios's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
anuncio
8 ch
anuncios

Visual trap between anuncio and anuncios

A purely visual mix-up. anuncio ([aˈnũnsjo]) and anuncios ([aˈnũnsjos]) 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) - “anuncio” sits inside “anuncios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anuncio is recorded at frequency rank #2,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈnũnsjo]. anuncios is at rank #3,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈnũnsjos].

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 6688, this pair ranks #310,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anuncio vs anuncios

Shared letters: acinou. Private to "anuncio": -. Private to "anuncios": s.

"anuncio" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV  ·  "anuncios" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anuncio ← annucio · annuncio · anucnio · anunccio · anuncoi · anunico · anunncio · anunsio
  • anuncios ← annucios · annuncios · anucnios · anunccios · anuncioss · anunciso · anuncois · anunicos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "anuncio" and "anuncios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈnũnsjo] versus [aˈnũnsjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "anuncio" or "anuncios"?
"anuncio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,860 in our Spanish list, against #3,828 for "anuncios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anuncio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anuncios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #310,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anuncio" and "anuncios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anuncien vs anuncios". 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 #310,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list