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

#6,263
“arzobispo” frequency rank
#42,270
“arzobispos” frequency rank
48533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arzobispo arzobispos
Definition Obispo que tiene el mismo poder de orden que los otros obispos, pero goza de cierta preeminencia porque posee el honor de regir una provincia eclesiástica y la iglesia metropolitana. Forma del plural de arzobispo.

Where the eye mixes arzobispo and arzobispos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. arzobispo runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against arzobispos's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
arzobispo
10 ch
arzobispos

Visual trap between arzobispo and arzobispos

A purely visual mix-up. arzobispo ([aɾsoˈβ̞ispo]) and arzobispos ([aɾsoˈβ̞ispos]) 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) - “arzobispo” sits inside “arzobispos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arzobispo is recorded at frequency rank #6,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɾsoˈβ̞ispo]. arzobispos is at rank #42,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɾsoˈβ̞ispos].

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 48533, this pair ranks #113,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arzobispo vs arzobispos

Shared letters: abioprsz. Private to "arzobispo": -. Private to "arzobispos": -.

"arzobispo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "arzobispos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arzobispo ← arozbispo · arrzobispo · arzboispo · arzobbispo · arzobipso · arzobisop · arzobisppo · arzobisspo
  • arzobispos ← arozbispos · arrzobispos · arzboispos · arzobbispos · arzobipsos · arzobisops · arzobisposs · arzobisppos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "arzobispo" and "arzobispos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɾsoˈβ̞ispo] versus [aɾsoˈβ̞ispos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arzobispo" or "arzobispos" show up more?
"arzobispo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,263 in our Spanish list, against #42,270 for "arzobispos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "arzobispo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arzobispos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arzobispo" and "arzobispos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arzobispado vs arzobispo". 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 #113,962 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